the  coronavirus  &  Camp Professionals

Almost one year into the global pandemic and we know that many of our camps and camp professionals continue living with daily uncertainty regarding COVID-19 and its potential impacts to summer camp programming. Our aim continues to be to providing you with ongoing, timely and relevant information for you and your agency.

Here are several tools and resources for you about ACA, camps and COVID-19:

American Camp Association Camp Operations Guide for Summer 2020
*Please note we do not yet have a guide for Summer 2021 and do not anticipate one to be out until the Spring of 2021.

American Camp Association Resources
Resources from ACA, Inc., including job seekers, camp professionals and parents.

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Suggestions for Youth and Summer Camps
Guiding principles set forth by the CDC and how to reduce the spread at camp.

The State of Illinois' Response to Coronavirus Disease 
Governor Pritzker's response and actions regarding COVID-19.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (DPH) and Coronavirus Disease
IDPH resources, testing locations and regional metrics.

Camps & COVID-19 
The ACA Illinois team and several other camp professionals have been contributing to an ongoing document created by Travis Allison and GoCampPro filled with resources for your camp/agency. Travis also created a Slack group for all camp professionals to share resources and ideas.