https://www.acacamps.org/share-your-camp-success-stories

Friends and Fellow Camp Professionals, We are asking for your help in creating a closing video for the 2022 ACA National Conference. As you probably already know, the theme for this year's...

https://www.acacamps.org/book/multiculturalism-camps-youth-programs-how-us-them-became-just-us

Culture affects our politics, relationships, how we spend and save our money, our leisure pursuits, what we eat and drink, our expectations for children, and how we approach work in our lives, to...

https://www.acacamps.org/link/outdoor-afro

https://www.acacamps.org/call-proposals-camps-campus

The Conference Program Committees are accepting proposals for innovative and dynamic sessions that help to support the conference mission: create a community of camp professionals to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-32-hiring-diversity

CampWire is pleased to bring you a conversation on hiring for diversity — full of value for camps and youth-serving organizations. Our expert panel covers topics around how...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/words-live-interview-jamal-stroud

Thirty-year-old African American Jamal Stroud exudes positivity and light. Not necessarily an intuitive state of being for someone who started life in New York City’s foster care system. Like many...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/3-ways-screen-staff-camper-health-during-covid-19

Because of COVID-19, summer 2020 was unique, with many camps canceling or adjusting occupancy for their programs. Unfortunately, it looks like this pandemic is here to stay for a while, so camps need...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/national-outcomes-study-program-improvement-project

National Study on the Developmental Outcomes of Camp Between 2001 and 2004 the American Camp Association conducted national research with over 5000 families from 80 ACA-Accredited camps to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/it-over-yet

The year 2020 was one of adversity. It was a year of dramatic change and tremendous loss for many. Loss of loved ones. Loss of income. Loss of business. Loss of treasured life experiences —...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-culture-skipping-season-without-skipping-beat

Summer 2020 impacted every aspect of camp, and regardless of how things played out — with various scenarios of camp running in some form or not at all — building next summer’s staff team weighs...