https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campfire-career-building-brighter-futures-retaining-staff
From Campfire to Career: Building Brighter Futures and Retaining StaffOne summer camp explains their experience using a staff scholarship program as a camp staff retention tool.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-reusables-camp-food-service-sustainability-community-action
Embracing Reusables in Camp Food Service: Sustainability and Community in ActionCamps have always been places where young people connect with nature, build life skills, and develop a strong sense of community. This tradition stretches back to 1861, when Frederick W. Gunn founded...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-trust-better-outcomes-why-camps-should-foster-inclusive-disability-disclosure-process
Building Trust for Better Outcomes: Why Camps Should Foster an Inclusive Disability Disclosure ProcessMany families of children with disabilities or who are neurodivergent choose not to disclose their child’s needs when enrolling in summer camp. It’s important to understand the root causes of such...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-summer-camp-shaped-founders-social-cooking-phenomenon
How Summer Camp Shaped the Founders of a Social Cooking PhenomenonIn the entrepreneurial world, Jake Aronskind and Matt Schkolnick stand out not only for their success but for how they’ve achieved it. As the founders of Pepper (peppertheapp.com), a social cooking...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/character-academy-preconference-workshops-spring-leadership-conference
Character Academy Preconference Workshops Spring Leadership ConferenceThese workshops are free for members and $50 for nonmembers. Not an ACA member?...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/create-your-own-online-staff-training-packages
Build Your Own Online Staff Training PackageWell-established and ever-growing, ACA’s virtual learning portfolio includes online courses, recorded webinars, and staff certificates of added qualifications (in-depth online...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/cultural-appropriation-what-you-need-know
Cultural Appropriation: What You Need to KnowLearn from a panel of Camp Professionals who are Native American and allies will address the issue of cultural appropriation at Camp and what you can do to bring awareness and guidance to prevent...
https://www.acacamps.org/norcal
ACA, Northern CaliforniaWelcome to the Northern California Field Office. We provide local connections, resources, and professional development to camp & youth development professionals throughout the region.
https://www.acacamps.org/southwest
ACA, SouthwestACA, Southwest is one of the ACA's 20 field offices located across the U.S. that provide local services. Serves: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah.
https://www.acacamps.org/socalhawaii
ACA, Southern California/HawaiiWelcome to the Southern California / Hawaii Field Office. We provide local connections, resources, and professional development to camp & youth development professionals throughout the...