https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-technology-social-media-camp-staff
The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Camp StaffMiles is a first-time counselor at a sleepaway camp in the eastern United States. He had seen an online ad for the camp at which I met him and decided that a summer away from his Midwest town working...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/challenges-wired-parent-raising-wired-kid
Challenges of a "Wired Parent" Raising a "Wired Kid"Hello Camp Parents! My name is Missy and I am the database administrator for ACA. In this role, I work with a number of our teams to manage information related to the association’s members. But I am...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/bomb-threat-webinar-powerpoint-presentation-offered-scn-network-department-homeland-security-dhs
Bomb Threat Webinar PowerPoint Presentation (offered by SCN Network with Department of Homeland Security (DHS))https://www.acacamps.org/link/dhs-bomb-threat-guidance-brochure
DHS Bomb Threat Guidance Brochurehttps://www.acacamps.org/link/dhs-bomb-threat-phone-call-checklist
DHS Bomb Threat Phone Call ChecklistThis quick reference checklist from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is designed to help employees and decision makers of commercial facilities, schools, etc. respond to a bomb threat in an...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/dhs-active-shooter-response-booklet
DHS Active Shooter Response BookletDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet. Because active shooter situations are often over within 10 to 15 minutes, before law enforcement arrives on the...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/discussion-guide-camps-other-organizations-preparing-dealing-violence
Discussion Guide for Camps & Other Organizations Preparing For and Dealing with Violencehttps://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/prioritizing-camp-safety-training-2021-whats-changed-how-can-we-adapt
Prioritizing Camp Safety Training in 2021: What's Changed, and How Can We Adapt?It goes without saying that safety training is always an important priority at camp. Whether it's abuse prevention, aquatic, or transportation safety, or how to supervise effectively, it has always...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/whats-wrong-song-we-love-it-have-been-singing-it-forever
What’s Wrong with This Song? We Love It and Have Been Singing It Forever!Here you are, catching up, maybe relaxing now that camp is over. You’re reflecting on the joy of having experienced another successful season; the sadness of saying goodbye to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/posterity-using-time-capsules-capture-camp
For Posterity: Using Time Capsules to Capture CampIt was the spring of 2016 when I received a call from the current director of Many Point Camp in Minnesota. Having been the director of Many Point for 25 years, I was used to a call inviting me to...