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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lost-boys-finding-their-way-summer-camp

Lost Boys: Finding Their Way at Summer Camp

Are boys in crisis? Popular literature (Raising Cain, Lost Boys, Boys and Sex) and theater (Dear Evan Hansen) seem to suggest so. Terms such as “boy code” and “toxic masculinity” further paint a path...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/martin-his-friends-counseling-skills-effect-change-camp

Martin and His Friends: Counseling Skills that Effect Change at Camp

Martin was sitting in the office of the boys' head counselor again. He'd been playing "Ga Ga" when another camper got him out. In what had quickly become an all-too-typical response for nine-year-old...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/play-healing-therapeutic-recreations-role-coping-grief

Play and Healing: Therapeutic recreation's role in coping with grief

Camp can be an ideal setting to help children cope with the death of a loved one. Since 1991, Camp ReLeaf, a weekend camp hosted by Triangle Hospice of Durham, North Carolina, has been helping...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/horses-wilderness-meeting-needs-youth-risk

Horses and the Wilderness: Meeting the Needs of Youth at Risk

The 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/accreditation/accreditation-academy/maintaining-accreditation

Maintaining Accreditation

This page provides tools and resources to help you and your camp maintain ACA Accreditation.

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/site-visit-expectations

On-Site Visit Expectations

Tips and tricks to prepare you and your camp community for the day of the visit.

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/timeline-site-visits

Timeline for On-Site Visits

Learn about the important due dates, requirements and estimated time investment to prepare for an on-site visit through maintaining your accreditation.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ready-set-go

Ready. Set. Go.

Are you considering going through the accreditation process but unsure what the process really is? This webinar will help you understand more about what it takes, including how much time you’ll need...

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/camps-preparing-site-visit

Camps Preparing for an On-Site Visit

Use the helpful resources below to guide your visit preparation.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/aca-accreditation-key-messages-parents

ACA Accreditation: Key Messages for Parents

Special Note: When referring to your ACA-Accredited® camp status in brochures, letters and video tapes, please use the following copy to describe accreditation: Fun And Safety — ACA...