https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/helping-homesick-camper

Many campers experience homesickness. This article will advise summer camp counselors how to help their campers overcome homesickness.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ins-outs-hosting-service-dog-camp

This article is meant to complement the March 2019 CampLine article on the legal obligations surrounding service animals at camp, “...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/rabies-exposure-or-not

Nothing is ever simple. Minnesota’s Department of Health, like many others, considers it an exposure to rabies when “a person wakes up in a room in which a bat is flying.” That’s known as a “case...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/rabies-awareness-camp-perspective

Many camp professionals consider the bat a benign, friendly critter. Readers may have grown up with an occasional bat flying through the house and the dear things are often seen around camp. Despite...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-detailed-reporting-changes-way-you-run-camp

It's no secret that many camp administrative teams struggle to find a comprehensive management solution that meets - and exceeds - all of their operational needs. As an industry leader for over 8...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/change-focus-improving-lifeguard-vigilance

Most drownings are preventable. However, the cold-hard reality is that 19 percent of drowning deaths in the US involving children occur in swimming pools with certified lifeguards present —...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/make-yourself-home-partnering-rental-property

As children and staff members are eager to return to camp to see familiar faces and places each summer, we often hear people comment about going back to their "summer home." Our camp homes are places...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-teach-campers-heartfelt-gratitude

Can campers learn heartfelt gratitude? Yes! As we know, camp changes the lives of campers.  This is done in large part by intentionally creating programs that nurture the culture of your camp....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/art-noticing

A strong focus on mental, emotional, social health (MESH) elements within the camp community has triggered both strategies to cope with MESH concerns and an emphasis on making camp a more MESH-...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/general-guidelines-social-security-numbers-tax-withholding-international-employees-j-1-visas

We have received numerous questions regarding social security numbers and the need for tax withholdings on international staff. While some questions on this topic can be answered clearly, others are...