https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ppe-covid-19-test-kit-vendors-camps

ACA's Buyer's Guide has a list of business affiliates that can help camps with their medical supplies this summer, including testing kits and PPE supplies. The American Camping...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/free-membership-childrens-oncology-camping-association-members

Curious what ACA has to offer? Interested in checking out all the member resources? Take advantage of ACA's trial one-year free membership. Regularly $200 annually. We know you'll find...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/challenging-your-comfort-zone

Making decisions is a part of life. Growing means you have to test your comfort zone. You can do this by empowering yourself with knowledge, desire, and the necessary skills to expand your perceived...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/develop-your-skills-camp

I am going to take a stab in the dark and guess that you are not planning on becoming a professional camp counselor. True, some of you will fall in love with camp this summer and may end up changing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/different-kind-mentor

Mentors come in all types, shapes, and sizes. There are loud ones, quiet ones; short ones, tall ones; young ones, old ones. The common denominator is “one” — as in “Be one!” While there are many...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2020-golden-quill-golden-lens-winners

2020 Golden Quill Award Winner Elizabeth Marable and Ariella Randle Rogge “Where Are Their Adult Pants? Tools, Catchphrases, and Understanding for Choosing Today’s Staff Members” (January/...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/7-tips-working-exceptional-campers

Regardless of the camp where you have chosen to spend your summer, many campers you’ll work with will be “differently wired.” In fact, one in five kids have ADHD, dyslexia, giftedness, autism,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-grow

The Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC), a 264-acre camp in northwestern New Jersey, suggests on T-shirts, water bottles, and its website that it is "A Place to Grow." This, despite being a concise...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-kind-leader

I am 16. My peers and I have always relied on kindness and support from one another. Despite the political polarization and toxic narratives that can drive society today, kindness isn't just a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/working-camp-its-marathon-not-sprint

You may be reading this before you arrive at camp or within the first few days of making your way to your (new) summer home. Regardless, at this moment you are most likely not thinking about a few...