https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/one-novel-coronavirus-two-afflictions

The camp industry will need a manual for how to have camp in a pandemic. It’s a manual that will need updating and revising and the input of many collaborators. It can only happen if camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/weak-board-vs-strong-board-why-care

What happens when the purpose, focus, talent, and emotional strength of a board of directors goes haywire? Chaos, confusion, frustration, heartache, and spiraling negativity are just some of the side...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovating-better-outcomes-2020-eleanor-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence recognizes camps that epitomize the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide sterling programming that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/american-camp-association-advocating-camps-good-times-bad

Dear friends, Our world has changed in unimaginable ways. This pandemic has presented incredible challenges to all of us. Those camps that have opened this season have faced tremendous obstacles,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/time-grieve-dealing-loss-change-summer-beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed life for many of us, and nearly everyone is experiencing some form of loss this summer — loss that may continue into the foreseeable future. We recently...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/buying-camp-complex-process

Camp properties and operations are bought and sold every year. For the aspiring camp professional, the allure of owning and operating "the whole show" can be almost irresistible. However, the breadth...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-forward-together-july-2020

Dear Colleagues, I wish to express deep gratitude to all of ACA’s volunteers, leaders, donors, sponsors, partners, and members for your generous leadership and support over the past year and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-kindness-day-2020-reimagined

This year has been extremely challenging for the entire camp community, not just in the United States, but all over the world. Through all this, so many have come together ⁠— as camp people do best...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/updates-acas-government-relations-committee

ACA’s Government Relations Committee is continuing efforts to secure further financial relief for camps and closely monitoring ongoing discussions in Washington, DC, about reallocating funds from the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-bring-camp-home-summer-make-additional-revenue

Over the past two months, as we’ve adjusted (and readjusted) our summers, it has been a chance to evaluate the essence of what we impart to campers, staff, and families each summer. Looking ahead,...