https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/welly-announces-limited-edition-happy-campers-kit-heal-physical-emotional-wounds-summer-camp-season

Curated by the kid-loved first aid brand and celeb camp mom Tiffani Thiessen, the kits will benefit the American Camp Association’s Send a Child to Camp Fund.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-receives-45-million-grant-lilly-endowment-strengthen-character-development-programs

Martinsville, IN (February 1, 2024) – The American Camp Association® (ACA) is honored to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded ACA a $45,535,623 grant to support the...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-american-camp-association-survey-demonstrates-camps-can-operate-safely

Summer 2020 survey confirms safety and offers hope for children to rebuild necessary social and emotional connections through camp experiences this summer.   Martinsville...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/care-other-peoples-children-part-1-things-every-camp-should-start-doing-now

Over the last 30 years, I have not only been a camp director and owner but have also worked in the role of providing professional risk management education within the camp, youth development, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/breakthrough-study-outlines-benefits-camp-experience

Camp provides a unique and important setting that supports mental health, while creating time away from technology, building key skills like resilience and confidence in youth and young adults. To...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/preparing-safe-meaningful-national-conference

We are excited for the opportunity to gather together in Portland, Oregon, next month. More than 900 camp professionals, consultants, vendors, thought leaders, innovative speakers, and industry...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/welcome-atlanta

Although we as camp professionals are fully aware of the joy of camp and get to experience it with those campers and staff members we serve, we're never completely free to truly experience camp for...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/choosing-camp-dont-forget-data

Hello camp parents! My name is Laurie, and I recently joined ACA as the Director of Research. In this role, I facilitate Research 360, which is ACA’s new...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kamaji-hats-thee

The camp lady of Chicago showed me photos of swank camps with luxurious cabins, electric tennis ball cannons, and soft-serve ice-cream machines. She talked up theatre and sports camps. She effused...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2024

Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.