https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation-smbc-global-foundation-supports-aca-grants-strengthen-camp
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Global Foundation Supports ACA with Grants to Strengthen Camp-School PartnershipsThe American Camp Association announces a $500,000 grant initiative funded by the SMBC Global Foundation to expand camp-school partnerships and increase access to high-quality camp experiences for...
https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/camp-school-partnerships-project
Camp-School Partnerships ProjectThe Camp-School Partnerships Project, currently funded by the SMBC Global Foundation, is a regranting initiative that gifts one- to two-year grants to nonprofit camps to build their capacity to...
https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/camp-school-partnership-demonstration-project-participants
Participants of the Camp-School Partnership ProjectTwenty-one high-quality programs have participated in this project, and we look forward to supporting more partnerships in the future, thanks to additional funding from the SMBC Global Foundation.
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/global-collaboration-creates-playbook-support-character-leadership-development-youth-disabilities
Global Collaboration Creates Playbook to Support Character and Leadership Development in Youth with Disabilities and Illnesses at Medical Specialty CampsLearn how ACA’s global CIT initiative helps youth with disabilities and illnesses build character and leadership through medical specialty camp programs.
https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/promoting-character-counselors-training-programs-medical-specialty-camps
2022–2025 Promoting Character Through Counselors-In-Training Programs at Medical Specialty CampsThis project is made possible through the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation.
https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups/medical-disability-camps-kindred
Medical and Disability Camps KindredThe Medical and Disability Camp Kindred is a community of camp professionals who serve campers with medical issues and disabilities. This group is an organization of the American Camp Association....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ada-title-iii-what-does-it-mean-camp-programs
ADA Title III: What Does It Mean for Camp Programs?A teen who is hearing impaired and her parents e-mail an application, seeking admission into a summer adventure camp. There are only a few weeks before the application deadline. The camp director has...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/privacy-health-information-new-regs-who-needs-know-camp
Privacy and Health Information: New Regs — Who "Needs to Know" at Camp?Many of us remember the staff meeting before campers arrive when information, including information about health history, is shared. The scope of that sharing has been the subject of growing...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-camp-pathway-toward-friendship-between-campers-without-disabilities
Inclusive Camp: A Pathway toward Friendship between Campers with and without DisabilitiesIn the summer of 2014, I was the association director of inclusion for the South Shore YMCA in Massachusetts, with oversight of the inclusive day camp sites. It was officially our first summer of...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-poll-reveals-30-million-youth-summer-opportunities-cost-remains-major-barrier
New Poll Reveals 30 Million Youth in Summer Opportunities, But Cost Remains a Major BarrierNew legislation, Summer for All Act, aims to bridge the summer learning equity gap.