Family & Community

campers posing for photo at Liberty Lake Day Camp

Why Summer Camp?

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 08:59

Consider giving your kids an old-school, summer camp experience that they will learn from and cherish for the rest of their lives — it could end up being the wisest parental investment you ever make.

Communicating About Character at Camp

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 09:07

Share the Character Story of Your Camp

Parents and stakeholders want more than activities — they want to see the character growth that makes camp transformative. This on-demand...

Reimagining Faith-Based Family Camp: A Model for Family Togetherness

July 1, 2024

The Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia were settled by strong and resilient families. In Nelson County many families were in these mountains long before a local government was...

GLSEN Safe Space Kit

Thu, 06/01/2023 - 10:07

100 Activities That Build Unity, Community, and Connection

Tue, 04/21/2020 - 12:00

camper and staff looking at each other with backs to camera

Three Ways to Create Loyal, Lifelong Customers by Improving Communication with Parents

Tue, 03/06/2018 - 14:13

Camp programs often excel at providing campers with positive, meaningful, and growth-filled camp experiences, but some fall short when it comes to providing parents with an equally...

Our Climate Our Future

Fri, 11/17/2017 - 14:54

HOW IT WORKS

Our Climate Our Future is an interactive video series for young people about climate change.

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Building Healthy Relationships with Parents: What Every Camp Needs to Know

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 15:47

Today’s parents are supportive and dedicated to their children, but they are also the most anxious and controlling parents in American history. Successful camps have strategies in...

Delivering Happiness: Five Things Camps Can Learn from Zappos

November 1, 2014

Tony Hsieh's book, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, struck a cord with millions of people. The best-selling book by the CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. about...

Play and Healing: Therapeutic recreation's role in coping with grief

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18

Camp can be an ideal setting to help children cope with the death of a loved one. Since 1991, Camp ReLeaf, a weekend camp hosted by Triangle Hospice of Durham, North Carolina, has...