https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/excellence-research-practice
Excellence in Research in PracticeIn 2015, ACA, with the help of the Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation (CARE), created the Eleanor P. Eells Award for Excellence in Research in Practice. This award is designed...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nice-save-place-share
Nice Save - A Place to ShareIt’s free play, the 30 to 45 minutes of magical time at camp when nothing and everything happens. I walk from the dining room to the main campus after dinner and stop to watch five 9- and 10-year-old...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/whats-wrong-song-we-love-it-have-been-singing-it-forever
What’s Wrong with This Song? We Love It and Have Been Singing It Forever!Here you are, catching up, maybe relaxing now that camp is over. You’re reflecting on the joy of having experienced another successful season; the sadness of saying goodbye to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/economic-injury-disaster-loan-limit-raised-2-million
Economic Injury Disaster Loan Limit Raised to $2 MillionThe Small Business Administration (SBA) has retooled the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program to better serve and support businesses still reeling from the pandemic. Starting...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-cant-breathe-poor-air-quality-communities-color
I Can't Breathe — Poor Air Quality and Communities of ColorAnyone who operated, worked at, or attended a camp this past summer knows more than a thing or two (and likely more than they ever wanted to know) about risk. I, Briana Mitchell, am one of those...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/covid-19-webinar/oshas-requirement-vaccination-testing-impact-camps
OSHA’s Requirement for Vaccination and Testing and the Impact on CampsJoin us for an update on OSHA’s new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Vaccination and Testing and its impact on camps. Under the new standard, covered employers must develop, implement, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/lessons-learned-acas-crisis-hotline-2021
Lessons Learned from ACA's Crisis Hotline in 2021Part of the magic of camp is the unexpected. In most cases, the unexpected means spontaneous, unscripted moments of connection, growth, and renewal — but the unexpected can also mean uncertainty, or...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/delta-division-diversity-guidance-navigating-uncertainty-age-covid
Delta, Division, and a Diversity of Guidance: Navigating Uncertainty in the Age of COVIDBack in the summer of 2020, some camps embarked on an important yet uncertain adventure: They decided to operate during the heart of the pandemic. At the time, there was much speculation in the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/winter-covid-19-update-faq-dr-blaisdell
Winter COVID-19 Update — FAQ with Dr. BlaisdellOver the last six weeks, ACA staff have received a great number of questions about COVID-19 and how to plan for summer 2022. In response, we sat down with ACA’s volunteer medical advisor...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/games-activities-strengthen-positive-mental-health
Games and Activities That Strengthen Positive Mental Health“Remember this — every member of your staff and every camper in your program has been through a traumatic experience!” One of my absolute favorite ACA National Conference moments came a few years...