https://www.acacamps.org/blog/using-journals-help-your-summer-camp-staff-succeed

In support of Project Real Job, one camp shares why they started providing journals to their camp counselors in hopes it would help staff feel more organized, informed, and focused on their goals.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fema-nonprofit-security-grant-program

In 2023, an overnight camp in the Northeast received $150,000 to upgrade its security. These funds allowed the camp to replace fences, add a security exit gate, and install protective window coating...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-working-camp-premed-student-one-best-decisions-i-have-ever-made

"Camp has provided me with deeply meaningful friendships, many networking opportunities, valuable people skills, and it has had an enormous positive impact on my mental health."

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/culture-competency-risk-management-where-will-three-meet

Cultural considerations in camp programming may not be in the forefront of individual or organizational thinking. With all the preparation and planning that we do, is it really necessary to add yet...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/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/blog/staff-recruitment-digital-world-harnessing-power-camp-staff-influencers

Camp Manito-wish YMCA recently implemented a camp staff influencer initiative in order to recruit more summer camp staff.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-use-texting-recruit-candidates-camp

If you're not already using text messaging as part of your summer camp staff recruitment efforts, check out these reasons to consider doing so and tips on doing so effectively. Disclaimer: The...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/commitment-how-do-we-earn-it-how-do-we-keep-it

An answer to this question of the century may seem counterintuitive, yet it is at the core of most camp communities: Relationships. More than ever, staff are looking for connection and belonging. So...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/this-or-that-reflection-staff-hiring-recruitment

The "This or That" game encourages folks to make a decision given only two choices. We invite you to think about each “this or that” with regards to your own staffing strategies to gain insight for...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/power-engaging-diversity-hiring-international-exchange-visitors

The world has 206 sovereign states — are you maximizing the opportunities for diversity at your camp?