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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/professional-development-key-success-your-frontline-workers-you
Professional Development: A Key to Success for Your Frontline Workers (and You)!When almost everything is being done virtually and there are so many possibilities, how do you choose professional development for yourself and your team? Is the content relevant to an...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/covid-19/mental-health-resources
Mental Health Resources — COVID-19Camps Support Social-Emotional Growth and Mental Health Needs in the Time of COVID-19.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/summer-camp-even-more-vital-2021-beyond
Summer Camp Is Even More Vital for 2021 and BeyondSummer camp is no longer an optional add-on to enrich a child’s experience while they are out of school; it is a vital need for all children and adolescents in 2021 and beyond.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/accreditation-visits-2021
Accreditation Visits 2021Updated: April 26, 2021 In September 2020, the National Standards Commission (NSC) requested that a task-group recommend options for conducting 2021 accreditation visits. These camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/aca-research-forum
ACA Research ForumThe ACA Research Forum is an opportunity for researchers and camp professionals to share and discuss new research related to campers, camp staff, camp programs, and a wide variety of other camp-...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/update-camp-program-quality-initiative-spotlight-continuous-quality-improvement-systems-design-work
Update on the Camp Program Quality Initiative: Spotlight on the Continuous Quality Improvement Systems Design WorkThis blog is the first in a five-part series that will dive deeply into the work of our working groups and describe our plans for our Program Quality Coach/Observer processes.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-33-cultural-appropriation-camp
CampWire Episode 33: Cultural Appropriation at CampThis episode will not give you answers, but we hope that the questions we ask ourselves are thought provoking and valuable for the culture of your camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/working-camp-essential-experience-ultimate-summer-job
Working at Camp: An Essential Experience and the Ultimate Summer JobWe all thought that camp was a vital experience before the pandemic. Now, we are an essential experience for the mental and emotional health of the young people...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/financial-relief-camps-beyond-paycheck-protection-program
Financial Relief for Camps Beyond Paycheck Protection ProgramThe federal relief bill passed in December includes an option for financial relief for businesses in addition to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that is only now beginning to get noticed. The...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-study-2020-summer-campcounts-survey
Research Study on the 2020 Summer CampCounts SurveyThe results from a research study of COVID-19 cases and their relation to the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in camps during summer 2020 will be published the week of January 31, 2021...