Buyer's Guide | American Camp Association

As the publishing partner of ACA, Healthy Learning develops and produces products that are promoted and distributed through the ACA Bookstore, including books, DVDs and CD-Roms. Healthy Learning also offers brokered products for purchase on the ACA Bookstore website.

Expand your programming without the cost of additional staff, training or overhead! Located adjacent to the New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia, ACE Adventure Resort offers guided adventures, lodging, dining and even a waterpark. Our professional and safety oriented staff will introduce your group to rafting, zip lining, rock climbing, hiking, kayaking, SUP and more. A variety of budget friendly lodging options are available like primitive camping, platform tents, and bunkhouses. Students love our STEM outdoor education activities in geology, hydrology, ecology and waterpark STEM!

ACTIVE revolutionizes the way camps and classes engage with their communities, enhancing participation and connection through innovative technology. Our comprehensive suite of solutions simplifies the management of registrations, schedules, and communications, allowing administrators to focus on delivering enriching experiences. Whether it's summer camps, educational workshops, or recreational classes, ACTIVE ensures seamless operations. We are your partner in connecting with your community.

BeAKid takes registration, payments, forms, and overall experience of managing the camp to a whole new level. Our goal is to make the parent experience of registration and payments easy and familiar. Our product offers incredible design and UX for parents and the service providers. Manage forms, communication, media, staff, refunds, and so much more. We offer white-label widgets for your website and a white label parent portal, email, and SMS communication.

Bowline HQ is a modern bookkeeping and accounting firm that marries cloud-based technology with a passion for seeing small businesses and nonprofits thrive. We empower and equip organizations with real-time visibility into their financial operations (bookkeeping, payroll, reporting, expense management, etc) so they can make informed and strategic decisions. We’re driven by relationships to create operational efficiencies through technology and help win back one of your most valuable resources: time.

As you strive to make a positive difference in the work you do, it is important to have a partner that is uniquely focused on protecting facilities like yours and understands the emotional strength, physical effort and depth of resources required to serve others. As a specialty insurance carrier for camps and conference centers, Church Mutual® is committed to protecting your organization so you have the peace of mind to focus on what matters. We offer a wide range of insurance coverages to meet your needs and budget. Call for a quote to learn more and visit our website to review the safety materials available for camps and conference centers: https://www.churchmutual.com/112/Safety-Resources-for-Camps-and-Conference-Centers

Great Lakes Wilderness Emergency Response Training (WERT) offers a nationally recognized Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course through Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO). We can tailor make your first aid training and include education on medication disbursement. The standard WFA course is 16 hours long and would offer that national certification for your staff. We can do shorter or longer programs to meet your specific needs. We alos offer CPR and pet first aid training.

ISB Global Services offers specialized compliance solutions for North American businesses, including employment screening, occupational health, credentialing, and badging to mitigate risks effectively. Our client-centric approach focuses on monitoring programs and automating tasks to enhance camp safety. With customizable profiling systems and advanced technology, we ensure the hiring of qualified individuals.

LifeTRAVELED American Camp Exchanges (ACE) Program helps camps create a memorable and meaningful summer by hiring international camp counselors and support staff on the BridgeUSA Camp Counselor and Summer Work & Travel visas. Through cultural exchange, campers, counselors, and support staff will celebrate diversity, learn new perspectives, and inspire global curiosity. Our camps have access to a database of participants with skills to enhance the camp’s activities and create an environment where campers can blossom into the truest versions of themselves.

Picnic Tables, Benches, Charcoal Grills, Campfire Rings, Wheelchair Accessible Tables and Benches and Grills and Firerings, Trash and Recycling Receptacles and Lids, Animal Proof Trash Containers, Pet Waste Stations, Bike Racks, Lantern Poles, Flag Poles, Utility Tables, Traffic Barriers, Planters, Hot Coal Ash Disposal Bins, More. Please contact Customer Service for information, quotations and orders. ACA Business Affiliate for over 20 years!

Redwoods uses caring to create change. We provide insurance and management consulting to socially responsible, youth-serving organizations. Our work is to serve, and our purpose is to transform. We use data gathered through insurance to guide behavior through consulting. So that together with our customers, we bring prevention to the forefront and healing to all.

Trinity/HPSI is a free national purchasing group where member camps can access aggressive pricing contracts with vendors across multiple industries. Significant savings are available with 15 broadline foodservice distributors throughout the country as well as multiple janitorial suppliers. As an ACA/Trinity/HPSI member, you will also be able to save on purchases from great companies like Lowe’s, Staples, Office Depot, John Deere, Pepsi, Sherwin-Williams, Leslie’s Pool Supplies, FedEx, T-Mobile, Ecolab, Network Services, Waxie, HD Pro Institutional, HD Supply, Direct Supply, Guest Supply, Grainger, The Original Mattress Factory, Farmer Brothers, Cushman/EZ-GO, NE Camp Discounter, R&W Rope and many more! As the ACA’s official GPO partner, Trinity/HPSI collectively saves ACA members millions every year! There are no obligations with free membership in Trinity/HPSI, and the setup process is simple. Contact us for a free cost analysis or to learn more about available programs. Join today and start saving!