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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-43-are-you-living-your-mission-through-your-employment-practices
CampWire Episode 43: Are You Living Your Mission Through Your Employment Practices?ACA’s Professional Development Manager of the Western Region, John Beitner, sits down with the Executive Director of ACA, Illinois, Colette Marquardt, to discuss the growing trend in camps to make...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ppe-covid-19-test-kit-vendors-camps
PPE and COVID-19 Test Kit Vendors for CampsACA's Buyer's Guide has a list of business affiliates that can help camps with their medical supplies this summer, including testing kits and PPE supplies. The American Camping...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/social-media-language-benefits-aca-accreditation
Social Media Language on Benefits of ACA AccreditationKey Messages: While no institution—schools, youth programs, camps, or families—can absolutely guarantee a child’s safety, parents should do their research in choosing the best camp for their...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-communicate-your-staff-during-after-summer
How to Communicate with Your Staff before, during, and after the SummerAs technology and social media grow, there is a seemingly endless array of platforms available to us to stay in touch with people. Because of this, you think that it would be easier than ever to...
https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/closer-look-videos
Closer Look VideosOn-demand video library breaking down different topics of standards to explore the meaning, context and gain helpful hints to build your standards knowledge and confidence.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-culture-reclaim-your-purpose-part-2
Staff Culture: Reclaim Your Purpose, Part 2This blog post is the second in a two-part series about staff culture.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/pivot-pivot-pivot-managing-risk-camp-ever-evolving-covid-landscape
Pivot, Pivot, PIVOT! Managing Risk at Camp in the Ever-Evolving COVID Landscape[Ad] This blog post can help you assess your camp's current operations, paying special attention to areas where you have added, altered, or eliminated practices or procedures.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/changing-framework-abuse-prevention-training
Changing the Framework of Abuse-Prevention TrainingThis past summer was one of navigating “firsts.” For many camps, it was navigating a reopening in the middle of a pandemic. For others it was dealing with the challenges created by quarantines and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preventing-burnout-caring-your-staffs-mental-health-while-camp-session
Preventing Burnout: Caring for Your Staff’s Mental Health while Camp Is in SessionA camp job is hard work. Camp is so worth it, as evidenced by all the positive outcomes research has shown campers achieve. But that does not make the job any easier — especially for the teenagers...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/step-your-hiring-game-attracting-interns-through-field-experience-manual
Step Up Your Hiring Game: Attracting Interns through a Field Experience ManualHere are some easy steps to get you started putting together your own field experience manual.