https://www.acacamps.org/blog/work-summer-camp-or-take-internship-staff-shouldnt-have-choose

Learn how one camp helps their staff thrive through an alumni and professional network.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-thoughtful-staff-application-interview-process

Whether you’re just starting to think about hiring camp staff for next summer, or you’re already in the thick of it, your application is one of the first steps in the process and something you should...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/revamping-camp-application-process-how-streamlining-can-attract-top-talent

Qualified candidates always have choices. If your candidate experience is slow, clunky, and vanilla, you’re likely losing out on top talent. As you prepare for the 2025 hiring season, consider...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-engagement-its-simple-holiday-card

Being intentional with camp staff doesn’t take a lot of effort. However, the effort we do make reflects how they feel connected to camp throughout the year.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/breaking-down-employment-barriers-through-staff-grants

Learn how one camp helps address barriers to summer camp employment by paying out grants at the end of the season.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/caring-whole-human-making-employment-your-camp-accessible-sustainable

It’s amazing how one conversation can lead to a path that opens so many doors. The conversation I had with Jordyn Roark of SchoolHouse Connection in...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staffing-summit-2024-one-way-out

Since the inception of the Staffing Summit in 2021, an...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hire-startup-lessons-tech-supercharge-your-hiring

Many of us in the camp world grew our careers from camp counselor to camp leaders to eventually full-time camp directors and operations managers. This often means that we have exceptional skills in...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-camp-pathway-toward-friendship-between-campers-without-disabilities

In the summer of 2014, I was the association director of inclusion for the South Shore YMCA in Massachusetts, with oversight of the inclusive day camp sites. It was officially our first summer of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/value-discomfort-creating-learning-environment-camp-staff

“I don’t feel safe discussing this topic, and if a camper wanted to discuss it, I would just tell them that and redirect them to something else.” – Camp Staff 2023 I was leading an...