https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/transgender-staff-anti-discrimination
Transgender Staff and Anti-DiscriminationThe subject of transgender staff at camps is one that is getting a lot of play lately. For those camps that have not yet dealt with a current staff member transitioning or a new...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/do-employers-understand-summer-camp
Do Employers Understand Summer Camp?We need to educate the workforce on why they should hire people who worked at camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/southwest/awards
Awards in ACA, SouthwestACA, Southwest Rising Star Award 2024 Shelli Campbell This award is given to recognize individuals who are new to service in organized camping and the local area. To...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-includes-me-intersectional-approach-equity-camp
Camp Includes Me: An Intersectional Approach to Equity at CampThe “Surviving and Thriving” theme for this year’s ACA National Conference is one that both acknowledges the challenges that we as a society have triumphantly endured over the last few years and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/zoom-rooms-zen-dens-redesigning-camp-space-mental-health
Zoom Rooms and Zen Dens: Redesigning Camp Space for Mental HealthAs we shared recently, a lot of camps are redesigning...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-december-12-2023-national-conference-beating-staff-burnout
ACA Now - December 12, 2023: National Conference, Beating Staff BurnoutIn this issue: National Conference registration deadline, Camping Magazine article on beating staff burnout, new CampWire podcast with Jeremy Enns, and more....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/changing-needs-campers-staff-new-model-new-normal
The Changing Needs of Campers and Staff: A New Model for a New NormalDuring the summer of 2023, myself and my coworkers at The Redwoods Group visited around 150 camps and summer programs. And there was one common theme that we kept hearing time-and-time-again:...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/volunteer-engagement-committee
Volunteer Engagement CommitteeVolunteer Engagement Committee Meetings Updated September 2024 April 2024 - Volunteer Engagement Committee VEC Roster |...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-cant-breathe-poor-air-quality-communities-color
I Can't Breathe — Poor Air Quality and Communities of ColorAnyone who operated, worked at, or attended a camp this past summer knows more than a thing or two (and likely more than they ever wanted to know) about risk. I, Briana Mitchell, am one of those...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-december-5-2023-pulse-survey-therapists-camp
ACA Now - December 5, 2023: Pulse Survey, Therapists at CampIn this issue: Summer 2023 Pulse Survey, blog post on local therapy for staff counseling, new EPIC virtual Coffee and Chat series, 2024 Business of Camp, and more....