https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/its-complicated-beyond-hookup-culture-taking-initiative-mitigating-risks
It's Complicated. Beyond the Hookup Culture: Taking Initiative and Mitigating RisksNavigating what has become known as the “hookup culture” is no easy task for young people of all ages and both sexes. Although it has now been popularized in song (including pop star Katy Perry’s “...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-more-can-we-do-help-homesick-campers-homesickness-anxious-withdrawal-motivations-avoid-new
What More Can We Do to Help Homesick Campers? Homesickness, Anxious Withdrawal, and Motivations to Avoid New ExperiencesWhen Rudy ran away in the Ivan Reitman movie Meatballs he helped enshrine homesickness as one of the hallmarks of the camp experience alongside morning announcements, pranks,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-arcadia-century-family-values-adaptable-change
Camp Arcadia: A Century of Family Values but Adaptable to ChangeI grew up at Camp Arcadia. I was so excited to finally be a real camper in 1942. My mother, Juliette Meylan Henderson, called Mum Mum by everyone, was directing the camp with her father, Dr. George...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/my-perspective
My PerspectiveI have spent many interesting summers at my town summer day camp in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and I am excited to be part of that experience again. I met some very good friends at camp and some people...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-food-accountability
Staff and Food AccountabilityNo camp is immune to sneaky food raids. Over the years many camp directors have reported food incidents involving bears, strangers break-ing into kitchens, and, most often, camp staff. Tales of food...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/pictures-worth-issues-permission-photograph-campers-appropriately-using-those-photos
A Picture's Worth: Issues on Permission to Photograph Campers and Appropriately Using Those PhotosDo you own the copyright to photos you are using to recruit campers and staff? Are you using photos on the Web? Do you have permission from parents/guardians to photograph and use...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/summary-consumer-rights-under-fair-credit-reporting-act
A Summary of Consumer Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting ActBelow are excerpts of information contained in the form that must be provided to applicants on whose background the employer is checking. The full form is available from all credit and background...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/alert-review-your-workplace-harassment-policies-now
Alert: Review Your Workplace Harassment Policies NOW!The Equal Opportunity Commission has recently published an Enforcement Guidance Memorandum on the subject of vicarious employer liability for unlawful harassment by supervisors (meaning, when is the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/supreme-court-clarifies-liability-supervisory-sexual-harassment-policy-training-become-virtually
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability for Supervisory Sexual Harassment: Policy and Training Become Virtually MandatoryOn June 26, 1998, the United States Supreme Court issued two long-awaited decisions addressing the scope of employer liability for sexual harassment engaged in by supervisors. Both cases, Burlington...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/checking-criminal-histories
Checking Criminal HistoriesEvery nonprofit organization is responsible for taking reasonable measures to protect service recipients from harm. This responsibility extends to all facets of a camp's interactions with its...