https://www.acacamps.org/blog/youre-invited-camp-sustainability-needs-assessment

Young people are longing for urgent and effective solutions to the environmental crisis. What better place to model and mentor sustainable solutions than camp, where thousands of children around...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/aca-camp-business-operations-report

Access the most recent budget and finance data for camps. 

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/%E2%80%8Bbuilding-resilience-through-relationships-upcoming-webinar-series

A new youth development webinar series will discuss the core developmental stages of children over time and explore strategies for building meaningful,...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/lets-get-retrospective

Think back to the start of summer—are there things you know now that you wish you knew then?

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/does-your-camps-culture-reflect-your-values

Camp has completely influenced the person I am today. It has made me kinder, more patient, open-minded, and optimistic. Camp showed me how much I love being in the beautiful outdoors and how much...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/accreditation-visits-2021

Updated: April 26, 2021 In September 2020, the National Standards Commission (NSC) requested that a task-group recommend options for conducting 2021 accreditation visits. These camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/getting-most-your-camp-all-year-long

Sunday afternoon. The weekend groups have gone home; the kitchen is clean; the heat turned down. For the moment, camp is quiet. The question for you, and many other camp leaders, is whether the camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-army-asking-ants

Ant colonies have been used throughout history as models of industry. As a collective, ants are efficient, surprisingly intelligent, and are among the very few animals that organize themselves to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/courage-not-comfort-part-ii

I am back with Part 2 of our conversation about fund-raising — although I am sure some of you were hoping I would forget! Not a chance. Now we get to the fun part, the rewarding part, and, of course...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meeting-minds-camp-directors-higher-ed-college-students

Camps need staff to run their programs; colleges/universities have various requirements for students regarding coursework and internships; and students are usually pulled between what they want to do...