https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camp-contracting-service-providers-bigger-picture
Camp Contracting with Service Providers: The Bigger PictureI. Introduction As part of a camp’s offerings to campers, camp services include those provided by others, outside the camp’s direct employees or volunteers. The American Camp Association (ACA)...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/reasonable-supervision-safe-environment-what-are-issues
Reasonable Supervision and the "Safe" Environment: What Are the Issues?Message From the American Camp Association Kids want action! Excitement! Cool activities! New stuff! Parents want safety. They want kids to have fun, but they also expect you to deliver EVERYTHING...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/seven-emerging-issues-todays-camps-face
Seven Emerging Issues Today's Camps FaceResults of the 2017 Emerging Issues Survey are in and suggest that camps face a variety of challenges, such as staff and camper health, staff training, parent communication, diversity, revenue...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/grounding-our-character-work-reflection
Grounding Our Character Work in ReflectionCan you identify the difference between these two common scenarios? In the first, you are enjoying a scenic picnic lunch with campers after a long and exhausting hike together. In the second, you...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reaching-out-building-relationships-engaging-underserved-populations-camp-experience
Reaching Out: Building Relationships and Engaging Underserved Populations in the Camp ExperienceCathy’s story: “He looks like me but he sure don’t talk like me” was the comment I heard from an 11-year-old camper as he described his counselor who was black but from South Africa...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-do-you-spur-culture-change-camp
How Do You Spur Culture Change at Camp?If you’re noticing something that could use a change, there’s a good chance that others are too.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/culture-change-not-easy
Culture Change Is (Not) EasyMake 2022 the year that you will implement all your great national conference ideas. Easy, right?
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2019
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2019Part 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/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/ohio/grants
ACA, Ohio Grants ProgramACA, Ohio is proud to be able to offer the Grants Program. This program awards grants for the purpose of improving and expanding the camp experience in Ohio. Any member (camp or individual) of...