https://www.acacamps.org/acas-best-resources-ymca-camps

The American Camp Association (ACA) and Y-USA has an agreement to support your work in providing the highest quality camp experiences possible. 

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/new-osha-directive-makes-it-easier-employees-comply-hazard-communication-standard

Employers will find it easier to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) hazard communication standard, thanks to a newly released OSHA directive. Federal law...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-exploring-concept-risk

Most people can handle — or tolerate — a certain degree of risk. The edginess provided by risk adds verve to being human, and often gives us that gentle kick in the seat of our pants needed to prod...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/contracting-your-camp-third-party-use-legal-practical-issues-use-agreements

Many camps allow the use of their facilities by outside parties ("user group"1) — that is, groups and individuals other than customary and traditional campers. These user groups and their events vary...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-360-cast-characters-part-2

Hello and happy fall from the ACA Research Team!  With the change in seasons comes an exciting time for Research 360 as we launch ACA’s 5-year research project, the outer circle of ACA’s...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-just-want-my-kid-be-happy

Dear Bob, We had a 14-year-old returning male camper last year in our two-week resident camp who is generally a great kid but who presented with some behavior last summer that caused us to send...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-making-friends-one-most-important-things-happens-summer-camp

Summer camp helps kids to improve their social skills, build friendships, practice cooperation, and feel as though they belong.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/strategic-planning-process-update-february-2019

It has been a busy month for our strategic planning work. We’d like to share a quick update on our progress and our plans moving forward. After reviewing the extensive materials ACA staff provided...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/public-policy-updates-march-2019

Meals Provided to Employees A new tax has been imposed on meals provided to camp counselors and other staff during the course of their employment. While ACA believes the recent federal tax law...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/correction-three-not-two-new-mandatory-standards-2019

In the fall 2018 CampLine (page 17), we stated there were two new mandatory standards that will impact all ACA-accredited camps in 2019. There are actually three (two of them address locking...