Inclusion & Belonging

Food (Justice) for Thought

March 9, 2021

Picky camp eaters — we all know them. In surveying the amount of leftovers on a given day and fielding phone calls from families and guardians about the food, this begs the...

Words to Live By: An Interview with Jamal Stroud

January 1, 2021

Thirty-year-old African American Jamal Stroud exudes positivity and light. Not necessarily an intuitive state of being for someone who started life in New York City’s foster care...

The Privilege of Polite

January 1, 2021

That doesn't happen at camp. But what if it did? Grounded in their beginnings as a means of preserving youth and innocence, many camps shy away from holding space for difficult...

Inclusion and Belongingness Package

Fri, 11/13/2020 - 13:05

Help to create an environment that builds capacity within the camp community to understand, accept, value, and honor the unique contributions of all people in our camps. ACA hope...

Inclusion at Camp

November 1, 2020

Welcome to Trail Mixed: Inclusion at Camp. We are happy you are here. The stated mission of the American Camp Association (ACA) is enriching the lives of children, youth, and...

Capturing the Inclusive Camp Experiences of Teens with and without Disabilities through Photography and Dialogue

November 1, 2020

Across the country, summer camps are an integral part of children’s traditional summer experiences. Unfortunately, the same may not be true for children with disabilities...

Race Conversations at Camp

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 13:29

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The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and too many others are forcing the country to reconcile with the injustices that plague our systems. As camp...