https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-may-14-2024-cultural-climate-based-trauma-webinar-camping-magazine-survey
ACA Now - May 14, 2024: Cultural and Climate-Based Trauma Webinar, Camping Magazine SurveyIn this issue: upcoming webinar on the collective marks of trauma on the identity of camp, Camping Magazine survey, Welly Happy Campers Kit, and more....
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-property-insurance-trends-tactics
Camp Property Insurance Trends and TacticsWatch the recording As the climate changes, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation-interview-andrew-corley
Taking Steps Away from Native Cultural Appropriation: An Interview with Andrew CorleyIn this interview, ACA speaks with Andrew Corley, CEO of the YMCA of the Seven Council Fires. In May 2022, YMCA of the Seven Council Fires adopted its new name (formerly Sioux YMCA) as part of their...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/quirky-kids-what-we-can-do-when-kid-doesnt-fit
Quirky Kids: What We Can Do When a Kid Doesn’t “Fit”Overview: Every cabin/group has a Quirky Kid or two… these are campers who tend to act, do, and socialize differently from their peer. Quirky kids often don’t pick up social...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/milk-allergy-three-year-olds-death-sparks-expanding-food-allergy-protection-laws
Milk Allergy: Three-Year-Old's Death Sparks Expanding Food Allergy Protection LawsBubbly and energetic three-year-old Elijah Silvera attended a New York City daycare center. He had a severe milk allergy, which his daycare employees were aware of and had documentation for. Despite...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/welly-announces-limited-edition-happy-campers-kit-heal-physical-emotional-wounds-summer-camp-season
Welly Announces Limited-Edition "Happy Campers Kit" to Heal the Physical and Emotional Wounds of Summer Camp SeasonCurated by the kid-loved first aid brand and celeb camp mom Tiffani Thiessen, the kits will benefit the American Camp Association’s Send a Child to Camp Fund.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/storytelling-marketing-telling-story
Storytelling for Marketing: Telling the StoryDESCRIPTION: Storytelling is a deeply human experience, we’ve been telling each other stories for thousands of years. Our stories have the power to bring people together, to shape...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/gen-y-camp-how-understand-manage-increase-resiliency-millennial-camp-staff
Gen-Y At Camp: How to Understand, Manage, and Increase Resiliency in Millennial Camp StaffGen·er·a·tion Y (noun): Generation Y; plural noun: Generation Ys; AKA: Millennials the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-receives-45-million-grant-lilly-endowment-strengthen-character-development-programs
ACA Receives $45.5 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Strengthen Character Development Programs for Young People at CampMartinsville, IN (February 1, 2024) – The American Camp Association® (ACA) is honored to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded ACA a $45,535,623 grant to support the...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/tell-world-your-camp-aca-accredited
Tell the world your camp is ACA-accredited!ACA-Accredited camps set the standard – tell the world that your camp offers fun and safety!