https://www.acacamps.org/exhibiting-considerations-portland-dos-donts

Subject to change.  We will monitor local and state regulations related to exhibiting, group gatherings and adjust when and where necessary to maintain healthy operations. Safe...

https://www.acacamps.org/donate/donor-advised-funds

Simplify your giving. A donor advised fund, which is like a charitable savings account, gives you the flexibility to recommend how much and how often money is granted to ACA and other qualified...

https://www.acacamps.org/donate/donations-ira

Money from an individual retirement account can be donated to charity. In addition, if you've reached the age where you need to make required minimum distributions (RMDs) from your traditional IRAs,...

https://www.acacamps.org/donate/gifts-stock-or-bonds

Gifting stocks and/or bonds to ACA may actually cost you less than the same amount in a monetary gift. If the securities have appreciated and have been held by you for at least 12 months, they may be...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/summer-2021-camp-recap

Summer 2021 is in the books, and if summer 2020 taught us anything, it’s that camp is more valuable than ever. While most camps were unable to operate in 2020, many saw rapid enrollment and waitlists...

https://www.acacamps.org/book/health-matters-experts

Features fifteen articles about camp health issues that have been carefully selected from past editions of Camping Magazine. Articles cover prescription medication, epinephrine for shock, AEDs at...

https://www.acacamps.org/book/crisis-communications-weathering-storm-handbook-camps-other-youth-programs

A crisis is an event that would detrimentally and significantly affect the health, safety, operation, reputation, and/or well-being of any individual in camp, the camp itself, or the surrounding...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cut-fluff-how-attract-high-quality-staff

There are many reasons why summer camps struggle to find and retain quality staff. We see many camps focus their job descriptions around the cultural elements that the job provides, illustrating the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/case-studies-2017-crisis-hotline-annual-review

Each year, the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline team identifies several case studies for a more in-depth look. These cases serve as examples for other camps to use in staff training and the development of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2017

Since 1985, the American Camp Association® (ACA) has provided crisis support to camps through the confidential ACA Camp Crisis Hotline. This service is available 24-hours-a-day, every day of the year...