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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-make-your-camp-more-inclusive-lgbtq-friendly-conversation-brave-trails
How to Make Your Camp More Inclusive and LGBTQ+ Friendly: A Conversation with Brave TrailsChaco interviews Jessica Weissbuch, cofounder and executive director of Brave Trails, a nonprofit organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth leadership. It was 2015, and Camp Brave Trails just...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/silver-lining
The Silver LiningCamp Fire Heart of Oklahoma's Camp DaKaNi is a unique space in the Oklahoma City metro area. In normal years, 33 acres of woods, creeks, fields, and a pond offer amazing outdoor experiences to youth...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hosting-lgbtq-sessions-camp-interview-eric-meier
Hosting LGBTQ+ Sessions at Camp: An Interview with Eric MeierIn this interview, the American Camp Association (ACA) sits down with Eric Meier, director of camps and outdoor programs of Camp Fire Green Country, to discuss Camp Fire’s statement of inclusion and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preparing-pushback-when-instituting-lgbtq-inclusive-policies
Preparing for Pushback When Instituting LGBTQ+ Inclusive PoliciesHere are seven steps to help camps manage these conversations with parents and caregivers.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/horses-wilderness-meeting-needs-youth-risk
Horses and the Wilderness: Meeting the Needs of Youth at RiskThe staff at Kamp Kessa, an adventure education and treatment program utilizing horses and the wilderness for youth who are considered at-risk and who have special needs in Frankfort, Kentucky, are...
https://www.acacamps.org/download/checklist-gender-inclusive-practives-camp
Checklist for Gender Inclusive Practives at Camphttps://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mission-vision-values-speaking-you-speaking-through-you
Mission, Vision, Values: Speaking to You, Speaking through YouLet’s recap the meaning of mission, vision, and values to establish a baseline of understanding around these terms.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/learnings-gaps-identified-through-camp-program-quality-initiative
Learnings and Gaps Identified through the Camp Program Quality InitiativeHere are some recent learnings and identified gaps related to the Camp Program Quality Initiative.
https://www.acacamps.org/download/framework-gender-inclusive-camps-gender-spectrum
Framework for Gender Inclusive Camps - Gender Spectrumhttps://www.acacamps.org/download/camp-gender-support-plan-gender-spectrum
Camp Gender Support Plan - Gender Spectrum