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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/flutterbys-community-ties

Flutterbys and Community Ties

I imagine butterflies dancing in my stomach, a jumble of colors, probing antennae, and wings thrumming against my tensed muscles to the beat of my pounding heart. The mental picture of something...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/air-quality-camp-environment

Air Quality in the Camp Environment

Severe weather events and changing climate are contributing to many challenges for summer camps. The summer of 2023 presented new obstacles for traditional outdoor camp activities due to an onslaught...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/improving-belonging-camp-moving-forward-together

Improving Belonging at Camp — Moving Forward Together

“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” -- Brene Brown...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocacy-policymaking-through-understanding

Advocacy and Policymaking through Understanding

An Interview with Maulian Dana Bryant

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cits-our-future-leaders-risk-management-gray-area

CITs: Our Future Leaders — and a Risk Management Gray Area

For many of us, Counselor in Training (CIT) programs — sometimes called Leaders in Training or Junior Counselors — are an essential component of camp operations and culture. Not only do they serve...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-donating-salvation-army-red-kettle-helps-send-kids-camp

How Donating to a Salvation Army Red Kettle Helps Send Kids to Camp

A portion of funds gathered through Salvation Army red kettle donations during the winter go toward sending kids to camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/do-employers-understand-summer-camp

Do Employers Understand Summer Camp?

We need to educate the workforce on why they should hire people who worked at camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/zoom-rooms-zen-dens-redesigning-camp-space-mental-health

Zoom Rooms and Zen Dens: Redesigning Camp Space for Mental Health

As we shared recently, a lot of camps are redesigning...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/changing-needs-campers-staff-new-model-new-normal

The Changing Needs of Campers and Staff: A New Model for a New Normal

During the summer of 2023, myself and my coworkers at The Redwoods Group visited around 150 camps and summer programs. And there was one common theme that we kept hearing time-and-time-again:...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/does-your-camp-need-therapist

Does Your Camp Need a Therapist?

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee partnered with a local therapy practice to provide on-site, drop-in counseling for their staff this summer.