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https://www.acacamps.org/about/get-involved/volunteer-aca

Volunteer for ACA

Thank you to the thousands of volunteers who make the American Camp Association possible!

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-culture-or-cultural-appropriation-identifying-indigenous-erasure

Camp Culture or Cultural Appropriation? Identifying Indigenous Erasure and Stereotypes to Reduce Harm

Overview: In this enlightening recorded webinar, Dr. Cheryl Ellenwood explores the damaging effects of cultural appropriation within camps and organizations. Gain insights into...

https://www.acacamps.org/chesapeake/leaders

ACA, Chesapeake Leadership

You're all camp people. In your creative minds, you hold a vast knowledge of program ideas and current events that effect our field. You care about the safety of your camp and the individuals you...

https://www.acacamps.org/northland/leaders

Leaders in ACA, Northland

Local Council of Leaders (LCOL) Chair, Kelly Schuna  Christine Baumann Jana Graczyk Maria Schugel Megan Baldwin Naomi Miessler Russell Link Shannon Giere Joe...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/retention-camper-staff-records

Retention of Camper and Staff Records

Questions we will address here include: Should camper and staff records be retained? If so, what should be kept and why? How should a camp retain such records and for how long? When may those records...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-crisis-hotline

Camp Crisis Hotline

The Hotline serves as a resource for camps in crisis and provides callers the opportunity to talk through their crisis with a trained third-party.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/respectful-approaches-indigenous-culture-competency-camp

Respectful Approaches — Indigenous Culture Competency and Camp

July 2015. Camp was in full swing with little time to devote to the Internet, but the news feed picked up an item that caught my attention. It was an article published by the national news outlet...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/not-profit-development-roundtable-giving-tuesday

Not-for-Profit Development Roundtable - Giving Tuesday

The ninth annual GivingTuesday is coming up on December 3! If your camp or organization has never participated before or thought about it but didn't know where to begin, join us. This is ACA's first-...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/key-medical-evaluation-asking-right-questions-get-right-answers

The Key to Medical Evaluation: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers

“How long has your stomach been hurting? You’re feeling dizzy in the heat — how much water did you drink today? Is that rash itchy or painful? Can you walk on that ankle?” Innocuous questions can...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/indigenous-appropriation-assessment-tool

Indigenous Appropriation Assessment Tool

This assessment tool — developed by Maine Summer Camps (MSC) — is intended to help camps examine their ethos with an openness to experiencing the camp’s symbols and practices from other perspectives...