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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-how-can-counselors-be-inclusive

20/20 Toolbox: How Can Counselors Be Inclusive?

Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how great camp activities are, which special events seem fun, or even what new facilities have been added if each camper does not feel understood and appreciated. Given...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-how-we-serve-more-kids-camp-each-year-our-community-partnership-program

20/20 Toolbox: How We Serve More Kids at Camp Each Year — Our Community Partnership Program

As a camp owner, camp director, camp administrator, or facilitator, have you ever asked yourself? How can I give back to the local community where my camp is located? How can I reach out to...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/camp-school-partnership-demonstration-project-participants

Participants of the Camp-School Partnership Project

Twenty-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/about/inclusion-belonging/why-it-matters

Why Inclusion and Belonging Matter at Camp

Thriving communities are built on equitably inclusive experiences that both attract and celebrate diversity. 

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/we-need-each-other-advancing-camp-movement-together-through-five-step-multcultural-approach

We Need Each Other: Advancing the Camp Movement Together Through a Five-Step, Multcultural Approach

In today’s world where diversity and multiculturalism are prevalent, creating inclusive environments is crucial. This is especially important for places like summer camps, where people from...

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 Barrier

New legislation, Summer for All Act, aims to bridge the summer learning equity gap.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/building-successful-camp-school-partnerships

Building Successful Camp-School Partnerships

A multi-part study on camp-school partnerships that explores their impact and outlines recommendations for successful collaborations nationwide.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-biases

Interrupting Biases

"Excuse me," the camp director interrupted, "I just need you to tell us how to respond when a camper or counselor uses a slur like that."  We were in the midst of debriefing a series of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultural-bias-risk-management

Cultural Bias in Risk Management

When bias is discussed in wilderness risk management, it is often explored from the perspective of decision-making. Heuristics are the processes by which we make decisions using mental shortcuts that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/confronting-barriers-belonging-camp

Confronting Barriers to Belonging at Camp

Providing access to camp is only the start. An important part of an inclusive camp experience is creating a sense of belonging.