The Purpose of ACA

To serve as a knowledge center.
To educate camp owners and directors in the administration of camp operations, particularly program quality, health, and safety.
To assist the public in selecting camps that meet industry-accepted and government-recognized standards.

Camp's Growing Influence:

An estimated more than 10 million youth annually benefit from camp at more than 12,000 camps nationwide.
Of those camps, 75 percent are run by non-profit organizations, and 45 percent serve children with physical or mental challenges.
An estimated 5,000 day camps exist in the U.S.
In the past ten years, the number of accredited camps reporting family camping has increased 154 percent.
The YMCA reports that family camps have increased more than 500 percent in the past twelve years.
Approximately 1,200,000 jobs are filled each by college students, teachers, doctors, nurses, and many others who wish to make a positive difference in the lives of the nation's youth.
Despite the ever-growing options to challenge a child during the summer, camp enrollment continues to stay steady in spite of the present economy.