https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-kind-leader-do-you-want-be

Remember when you first were hired for camp? What was your initial response? My first acceptance letter congratulated me on being hired and told me what to bring, important dates, and when staff...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocate-dont-redecorate-how-make-your-summer-camp-work-success

First, I’d like to apologize to the camp directors who had to put up with me as a headstrong and, dare I admit it, know-it-all 18-year-old. To certain directors (you know who you are), please...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-45-food-distribution-supply-chain-outlook-strategies-camps-2022

In a special CampWire episode, Rich Lowry of Trinity/HPSI leads a discussion on the state of food distribution supply chain and how camps can plan strategically for summer 2022.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-forward-together-may-2022

Dear Camp Staff: I would like to congratulate and thank you for your decision to invest your time and energy this summer into leading and caring for children and youth at camp. There has never...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/facilitating-summer

As I finished my first year at Princeton, I was encouraged to look at internships for the summer. The only issue was I had no prior internship experience and didn’t know what to look for. However, as...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2022-golden-quill-golden-lens-winners

2022 Golden Quill Award Winner Jolly Corley, MS and Kim Aycock, MST Staff Culture: Skipping a Season without Skipping a Beat (January/February 2021)...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-hiring-quality-staff-without-spending-dime

A common challenge for summer camp administrators in 2021 was staff recruitment and hiring. This is not surprising, since there is a labor shortage across the country. According to the Washington...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/volunteers/editorial-advisory-committee

Resources for the EAC.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/finding-next-radar-investing-next-generation-operations-camp-pros

It’s 9:00 p.m. on a busy camp evening, and it’s been one of those days. The stage lights in the theater blew a fuse, the scheduled mass email outlining Visitors’ Day logistics didn’t go out, and you...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/me-work-camp-no-way

During the 2021 ACA National Staffing Summit, five students were selected by their professors to serve on a panel to discuss why they did not want to work at camp. They were chosen because they would...