https://www.acacamps.org/heartofthesouth/awards

The American Camping Association, Heart of the South Local Council of Leadership (LCOL) established a means of paying tribute to those who make an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2023

Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-april-23-2024-strategies-responding-abuse-reports-succession-planning

In this issue: upcoming webinar on empowering staff with trauma-sensitive strategies for responding to abuse reports, succession planning article, a blog on understanding camper behavior, and more...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2024-march-april-camping-magazine

Better Business Practices

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/setting-your-drivers-success-summer

The transportation of kids, equipment, and supplies at camp plays a large role in the success of camp each summer. Going on field trips and participating in other off-site activities contributes to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-differences-forging-intentionally-inclusive-diverse-communities

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” –James Baldwin Here’s the truth: we were all raised differently — even those of us who share similar...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/would-you-recognize-cultural-appropriation

When I was in kindergarten, we learned about contact between American settlers and Native Americans. As part of that project, we all created feathered headbands and smocks out of big paper bags. We...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-360-center-circle

If you’ve been following these posts you might be familiar with the two facets of...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/research-360

Research 360 is ACA’s strategic direction focused on research and evaluation that aims to improve camp experiences for youth and to advocate for the value of camp to our many audiences.

https://www.acacamps.org/northwest/oregon-trail-awards

We need you to help us recognize some of the amazing people and programs in Oregon Trail. We are currently seeking nominations for the Phyllis M. Ford Creative Programming Award, as well as the...