https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-vice-president-mike-pence-talk-summer-camp
American Camp Association and Vice President Mike Pence Talk Summer CampCamp directors and operators from across the country joined the call to discuss the approach to safely and responsibly reopening summer camps amid COVID-19. Martinsville,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/who-has-access-who-does-not-how-camps-are-thinking-about-access-equity-virtual-programming
Who Has Access and Who Does Not? How Camps Are Thinking about Access and Equity in Virtual ProgrammingOne might call the shift to virtual camp programming a silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not likely we would have widely considered camp and virtual programming prior to the pandemic, but...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/role-mandated-reporters-virtual-youth-programming
The Role of Mandated Reporters in Virtual Youth ProgrammingProtecting children is everyone’s responsibility. Anyone who has a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is being abused must report that suspicion. This even includes when we are interacting with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-hotline-taking-stock-striking-realistic-balance
ACA Hotline: Taking Stock and Striking a Realistic BalanceThe Fall 2019 issue of CampLine included a summary of the year’s Hotline calls. The American Camp Association (ACA) categorized the year’s calls into various areas. They found a full 65...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camp-insurance-trends-social-inflation-hard-insurance-market
Camp Insurance Trends — Social Inflation and the Hard Insurance MarketFor more than 20 years, the American Camp Association (ACA) Insurance Committee has held an annual roundtable with many of the camp industry insurers and brokers in conjunction with the ACA National...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/parent-communications-considerations-when-camp-does-open
Parent Communications Considerations — When Camp Does OpenAs communities in a number of states begin to open up, state-by-state conversations are being held about if, how, and when camps can open. Provided your state/local public health authority makes a...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/mourning-summer-2020-how-communicate-camp-closings-your-community
Mourning Summer 2020: How to Communicate Camp Closings to Your CommunityAt the end of last summer, most camp directors were already thinking about summer 2020. That’s because most camp directors I know are problem-solvers, and whatever might not have gone so smoothly in...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/8-tricks-add-excitement-wonder-your-virtual-camp
8 Tricks to Add Excitement and Wonder to Your Virtual CampMagicians specialize in making the impossible, possible. They look at the world differently with a focus on solving problems in a fun and unique way. Their ability to unlock the imagination helps...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/marketing-communications-covid-19
Marketing and Communications — COVID-19Parents and staff are naturally going to be concerned, particularly with the constant media coverage of coronavirus, so you must communicate openly and often with them.
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-ymca-usa-announce-groundbreaking-educational-resource-support-summer-camp
The American Camp Association and YMCA of the USA Announce Groundbreaking Educational Resource to Support Summer Camp SafetyNew Scientific Analysis Illustrates How Covid-19 Could Impact Children's Summer Camp Experiences Martinsville, IN—May 18, 2020 The ...