https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/parenting-trends-challenges-facing-youth-what-camp-professionals-need-know

In the middle of last summer, we received an update from our camp insurance agent about one of the biggest challenges facing camps in 2018 — camper and staff mental health issues. At that point in...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/adapting-challenges-coming-back-strong-camp-staffing-covid-19

In normal years, camps can rely on several trends to adequately staff their programs. These include:  A steady pool of returning staff, with veteran staffers often serving as mentors to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/did-you-know-update-your-knowledge

Staying abreast of health-related updates that impact camp practices is challenging but worth the effort, especially for readers who supervise staff providing care to campers and/or other staff. Here...

https://www.acacamps.org/southwest/public-policy

The ACA, Southwest Field Office monitors issues impacting the camp community in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sometimes-you-must-tell-campers-no

Whenever your job includes the supervision of campers there is an expectation that you will enforce the camp’s rules as well as its limits regarding camper behavior. As frontline staff, you will...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-11-camp-debrief

In the 11th episode of CampWire, camp directors talk about out what went well this summer, what didn't, and more!

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/mission-mars-student-challenge-summer-camps-training-series

Camp leaders — immerse your youth in the latest exploration of Mars with NASA’s...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/our-commitment-camp-research-you-can-use

Camp research is only as good as its use in summer camp. Learn how to use the five-year impact study early findings to improve your camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/2021-camper-enrollment-snapshot

With spring officially sprung and summer just around the corner, it’s hard to believe another camp season is nearly upon us! In an effort to try and gain some insight into enrollment and staffing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-implicit-biases-camp

Did you know you’re walking around with a set of lenses that uniquely shape your understanding of the world? Implicit bias is the idea that we view the world through lenses that have been formed by...