https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/training-staff-child-protection-issues

Perhaps no issue receives more attention in today’s society than child protection. Since ACA began providing a crisis hotline, calls regarding sexual abuse allegations have dominated requests for...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/federal-public-policy-updates

THE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION’S PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS MAKES THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OF TWO SPECIFIC GOALS: While it has been challenging to make progress in previous...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inside-joke-worth-having

There are many different kinds of relationships you will have in your life. The relationship you will have with your campers this summer, though, will be among the most unique, powerful, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-i-said-i-think-i-am-disposable

At a 2014 ACA National Conference session, I was asked by seasoned camp professionals, “Why do young staff ask us so many questions when we give them a task?” Without hesitation, I replied, “Because...

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation-process-workshop-participant-handout

You are registered for an upcoming Accreditation Process Workshop.  Please download and/or print the following materials for use during the workshop prior to arriving.  Bring a device (...

https://www.acacamps.org/kindred-groups/association-independent-camps

Independent camps have been leaders in the camp industry since the inception of that great American tradition — the camp experience. Since 1954, the private camp committee, under the chairmanship of...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/campdoc-launches-three-year-research-partnership-american-camp-association-association-camp-nursing

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN — CampDoc, the leading electronic health record system for camps, is pleased to announce a three-...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/major-gift-fundraising-think-within-box

Most of the time we encourage one another to think outside the box. In the case of major donor relationships in the camp environment, I encourage you to think squarely within it! The box is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/project-based%E2%80%85learning-%E2%80%85summer%E2%80%85camps-opportunity-enrich-your-camp

It’s Friday afternoon at the Belle Isle Summer Nature Camp, a day camp in Detroit, Michigan. As parents and younger siblings mill around the auditorium, a happy murmur of conversation is heard as...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-your-best-do-your-best-self-care-strategies-camp-counselors

When you decided to be a summer camp counselor this summer, you made a great choice. Few summer jobs offer as many opportunities for personal growth and leadership development, or allow you to have...