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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies

Compensating Camp Staff in 2024: Key Wage Issues to Consider in Setting Your Pay Policies

This article provides an update on the new "white collar" rule and discusses key issues regarding the compensation of camp staff, with a particular focus on the nuances of the 13(a)(3) "seasonal"...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning

Online Learning

ACA's online professional development offerings and services provide self-directed and learning experiences designed for youth development professionals working in camps, afterschool programs,...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-southern-california-hawaii-spring-leadership-conference

ACA, Southern California/Hawaii Spring Leadership Conference

Please Join Us in Palm Springs for the Spring Leadership Conference! Spring Leadership Conference (SLC) is known for excellent professional development, unrivaled social events,...

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/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/article/camping-magazine/how-culture-sensitive-are-your-camp-health-services

How Culture-sensitive Are Your Camp Health Services?

Campers and staff come from a variety of backgrounds. An urban-savvy camper becomes the bunkmate to a youth raised on a rural farm; two girls — one from a small mountain village and the other from a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-outdoor-wilderness-experiences-more-inclusive

Making Outdoor Wilderness Experiences More Inclusive

An interview with nonprofit Brooklyn to Alaska.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/camp-advocacy-call

Camp Advocacy Call

ACA is supporting state advocacy efforts through quarterly stakeholder meetings with individuals and organizations engaged in advocating for appropriate rules and regulations for camps. Learn...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/public-policy

Public Policy

As an educational nonprofit association, the American Camp Association is dedicated to providing quality, reliable, and up-to-date information about the laws and regulations and other public policy...

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

ACA, Ohio Local Council of Leaders

LCOL Chair David Faulstich ​Volunteer Development Chair Marci Hasty YMCA of Central Ohio North YMCA Professional Development Co-Chair...