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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2024-aca-staffing-summit
2024 ACA Staffing SummitACA Inc., ACA, New York and New Jersey, ACA, Illinois and ACA, New England are proud to present the 2024 Staffing Summit. The 2024 Staffing Summit will feature critical learning, speaker panels,...
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 PoliciesWhen it comes to personnel issues, one of the foremost areas of risk for all employers — camps included — is employee compensation.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/step-step-crucial-role-walkthroughs-camp-aquatic-safety
Step by Step: The Crucial Role of Walk-throughs in Camp Aquatic Safety“Camp aquatic safety cannot solely be the responsibility of the lifeguards.” —Teresa Tucker, Consultant for The Redwoods Group As leaders in your camp, your presence matters....
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/aca-awarded-225-million-create-improve-expand-leadership-pathways-camp-young-people-diverse
ACA Awarded $2.25 Million to Create, Improve, and Expand Leadership Pathways at Camp for Young People of Diverse Backgrounds Across the USOver 20 camps across the United States will join Phase 2 of the Leadership Pathways Project.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/empowering-staff-trauma-sensitive-strategies-responding-reports
Empowering Staff with Trauma-Sensitive Strategies for Responding to ReportsThe manner in which staff reacts to a camper’s first telling of an incident of sexual misconduct can make all the difference in the experience of the camper, as well as the effective resolution of...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-crisis-hotline
Camp Crisis HotlineThe 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/blog/understanding-camper-behavior-ensure-successful-summer
Understanding Camper Behavior to Ensure a Successful SummerThis blog post aims at helping summer camp staff understand why campers might act the way they do, how they can work with campers through their behaviors, and tools to use in behavior improvement.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/goes-your-guide-summer-training
GOES Health — Your Guide to Summer TrainingSummer is just around the corner, which means it’s almost time for summer camp! Growing up, I spent my summers at a three-week sleepaway camp on the Oregon Coast. It was where I learned to love the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/april-national-child-abuse-prevention-month
April Is National Child Abuse Prevention MonthJoin ACA and thousands of youth-serving organizations across the country in taking a stand to prevent sexual abuse of the children we care for and serve.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2023
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2023Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.