https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/resources-camps-preventing-violence

Web Resources American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org American Psychological Association: www.apa.org National School...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/summary-consumer-rights-under-fair-credit-reporting-act

Below 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

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/camping-magazine/building-principles-play-ball

One amenity you’ll find on just about every camp, regardless of its overall focus or theme, is a ball field. Beyond baseball and softball, that open space lends itself to a dozen or more other...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/were-all-same-boat-together-trends-issues-camps

Since the first days of organized camp for children over 150 years ago, camp administrators have been challenged to respond to emerging issues that impact the camp experience. Although the value of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ditch-time

Rainfall and snow melt runoff are sworn enemies of the roads and pathways in camp. Erosion moves your road surface to places you don’t want roads. Spontaneous, unplanned drainage channels cut...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/patience

When I sat down to write this article, I could still hear Axl Rose (lead singer of the ’80s rock band Guns N’ Roses) whistling the opening of the group’s hit song “Patience” like it was yesterday....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-tips-contracts

Centuries ago, our ancestors did business informally. One informal business practice was “never buy a pig in a poke” (bag). Now this advice may be obvious to us, but at one point it was cutting edge...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/thats-what-camp-all-about

“That’s what camp’s all about” — a clever statement often heard around Camp Holiday Trails (CHT) in response to one of many daily moments of personal triumph. CHT means so many things to so many...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/care-feeding-adolescents-camp

You are reading this article because you are working with adolescents at camp this summer and are probably a little bit worried about doing so. Given the ways in which adolescents are portrayed in...