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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-29-diversity-equity-inclusion-roundtable-discussion
CampWire Episode 29: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roundtable DiscussionOn this episode of CampWire - Kymberly Miller facilitates a frank and candid discussion between three African American women that have created highly impactful youth development organizations. This...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/beanies
The BeaniesWhen I was 20, I needed a job for the summer months and decided to accept an opportunity at a sleepaway camp. Since I was studying to be a teacher, I thought being a camp counselor for a group of six...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/considering-access-summer-camp-part-ii-what-impacts-access-summer-camp
Considering Access to Summer Camp, Part II: What Impacts Access to Summer Camp?In the first article of this four-part series, we discussed summer camp as a developmentally enriching experience, the opportunity gap, and how we conceptualize the factors...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cutting-wood-sharpening
On Cutting Wood and SharpeningFor the better part of a decade, I met many of the industry’s facilities leaders and staff in person at the Maintenance Conference in March every year. It was a great reprieve from winter captivity...
https://www.acacamps.org/heartofthesouth/public-policy
Public Policy for ACA, Heart of the SouthThe ACA, Heart of the South Field Office monitors issues impacting the camp community in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
https://www.acacamps.org/greatrivers/public-policy
Public Policy for ACA, Great RiversThe ACA, Great Rivers Field Office monitors issues impacting the camp community in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
https://www.acacamps.org/chesapeake/public-policy
Public Policy for ACA, ChesapeakeThe ACA, Chesapeake Field Office monitors issues impacting the camp community in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
https://www.acacamps.org/virginias/public-policy
Public Policy for ACA, VirginiasThe ACA, Virginias Field Office monitors issues impacting the camp community in Virginia and West Virginia.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/celebrating-camp-new-research-similarities-differences-across-camp-types
Celebrating Camp: New Research on the Similarities and Differences across Camp TypesThis Research 360 blog post discusses a new study called Similarities and Differences in Summer Camps: A Mixed Methods Study of Lasting Outcomes and Program Elements.
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-white-house-recognize-innovative-new-hampshire-program-benefits-camps
American Camp Association and the White House Recognize Innovative New Hampshire Program That Benefits Camps and FamiliesExtensive research has established that children can't begin to learn until their emotional needs are addressed — and camp is part of the solution. To make the benefits of camp more accessible to...