https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/its-complicated-beyond-hookup-culture-taking-initiative-mitigating-risks

Navigating what has become known as the “hookup culture” is no easy task for young people of all ages and both sexes. Although it has now been popularized in song (including pop star Katy Perry’s “...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-more-can-we-do-help-homesick-campers-homesickness-anxious-withdrawal-motivations-avoid-new

When Rudy ran away in the Ivan Reitman movie Meatballs he helped enshrine homesickness as one of the hallmarks of the camp experience alongside morning announcements, pranks,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-arcadia-century-family-values-adaptable-change

I grew up at Camp Arcadia. I was so excited to finally be a real camper in 1942. My mother, Juliette Meylan Henderson, called Mum Mum by everyone, was directing the camp with her father, Dr. George...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/my-perspective

I have spent many interesting summers at my town summer day camp in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and I am excited to be part of that experience again. I met some very good friends at camp and some people...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-food-accountability

No camp is immune to sneaky food raids. Over the years many camp directors have reported food incidents involving bears, strangers break-ing into kitchens, and, most often, camp staff. Tales of food...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-every-child-should-have-chance-go-camp-besides-i-have-vacancy-could-be-filled

The title of this article makes sense to me — and why not? Let’s start by considering some basic business principles. It does not matter if you are a nonprofit or a private independent camp, you...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-public-charity-structuring-considerations

You may be interested in starting a charitable organization. Specifically, some of you may be interested in organizing a tax-exempt entity in addition to the for-profit camp that you already operate...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-family-foundation-path-perpetuity

It was July 1967, so the story goes, on parents’ weekend in Fairlee, Vermont. A group of camp parents whose children were sleeping soundly at Aloha, Aloha Hive, and Lanakila enjoyed cocktails on the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-profit-goes-green-501c3

“I have a new idea for a program!” This is a statement my wife hears from me on a regular basis. We have owned our own private day camp, Triple C Camp, since 1999. We serve children and youth in...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-old-glory

Morning flag raising ceremonies have been camp routine staples probably as long as there have been camps. It seems, though, that there is much confusion over how to properly display and care for the...