https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/community-healing-interview-andrew-gappa-deb-paschke-camp-hometown-heroes

Camp Hometown Heroes is a national, free, week-long residential summer camp for children and siblings ages seven to 17 of fallen U.S. service members. These are active or inactive military heroes who...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/rogue-camp-volunteer-management-when-old-campers-love-camp-too-much

At the ACA National Conference in Atlanta in 2016, 4-H camp directors from across the country spent a day exploring relevant topics. Nationally, 4-H is one branch of the Extension Services, which...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/beautiful-mistake

This column is adapted from Posie Taylor's acceptance speech upon receipt of the 2017 ACA Distinguished Service Award at this year's national conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/multicultural-eclipse-stories-lunar-planetary-institute

Preparing for this summer’s solar eclipse, and looking for ways to engage your campers? Consider playing the free online multicultural eclipse stories, researched and recorded by professional...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-bring-self-defense-workshops-your-camp

As you plan your programming, you want to add camp activities that are educational, constructive, and fun. Self-defense is one of the best lessons your campers can learn because it has so many real-...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-keep-campers-healthy

June is National Safety Month, which is a perfect time to celebrate the good work camps do keeping campers safe and healthy....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-camp-crisis-hotline-can-help-you

Sometimes, despite best efforts to be prepared in case of emergencies and expect the unexpected, crises occur. For just over thirty years, the American Camp Association (ACA) has been helping...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/parents-evaluation-holy-grail

Greetings Camp Evaluators, and a thousand thanks for taking a minute to read about evaluation during this busy, busy precamp season. I have a topic for you that is likely very real for you right now...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-camp-industry-research-series-part-4-what-camps-are-doing-foster-health-wellness

This blog is part of a series that gives a snapshot of the results of the Sites, Facilities, and Programs survey completed by 2,426 ACA-accredited camps. Also check out...

https://www.acacamps.org/donate/send-child-camp-donor-information

The American Camp Association (ACA) Send a Child to Camp Fund provides camp scholarships for ACA-accredited day and overnight camps to support children who whose families may not otherwise be able to...