Screening Guidelines: Preventing Access in a Camp Setting
Robust screening policies are essential for minimizing the risk of a sexual predator gaining access to children, youth, and vulnerable adults—its importance cannot be overstated.
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Camp Safety
Make a commitment to improving the camp you operate through risk management. Evaluate your camp's current safety program. Determine what steps you can take immediately to improve your camp's safety.
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High Winds: How to Protect People During Outdoor Activities
Storms can spring up suddenly, surprising you with wind gusts of 60 miles an hour or more. If you supervise outdoor activities at a school, camp, or ministry, it’s important to know what to do if you get caught outside in dangerously high winds.
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Camp Food Service Amid COVID-19
How to get your camp kitchen and dining hall ready for Summer 2021 amid COVID-19. Here are some safety measures to consider.
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School Field Trips: Transportation
Safety is your number one priority. Consider all options for transporting students to your field trip location.
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Creating a Safer Camp Environment
Develop or review your child abuse prevention plan and take a deep dive into camp risk manage with these two free publications: Child Protection in a Camp Environment - Guidelines for Camps and Checklists for Camps.
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School Field Trips: Plan for Success
Your plan for success should also include chaperone screening, planning for emergencies, safe transportation, and more.
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School Field Trips: Prepare for Emergencies
Prepare for common emergency situations before you go.
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Guidelines for Camps: Child Protection in a Camp Environment
This comprehensive guidebook addresses the importance of a written child abuse prevention policy and its components. It also includes a sample policy manual with links to download additional sample forms and checklists.
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Camps: Be Better Prepared for Health & Medical Issues Next Year
Camp health care teams faced three major challenges during 2019: measles, CBD oil, and staff mental health concerns.
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Safely Ministering to Youth in a Camp Setting
Youth counselors, in particular, may develop strong bonds with your camp’s young people. The downside is that those same beneficial bonds may also contribute to forming unhealthy relationships.
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Tough Issues: Registered Sex Offenders in Ministry Activities
A white paper guide, written specifically for ministries. Includes how-to steps for creating a safe environment, developing procedures for participation, and organizing a response team.
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Stay Footloose!
Take a new look at footwear to reduce the number of kids spraining their ankles and hurting their feet at your Vacation Bible School, day camp, or residential camp this summer.
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Ensure a Safe Adventure Course for Campers
Make sure high ropes courses are up to date on safety procedures.
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Zip Line Safety for Camps
Zip lines provide high-flying fun for campers, but only with the proper maintenance, supervision, and training.
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Time for Some Fun in the Sun
Whether you’re hosting Vacation Bible School, taking the kids to the park, or hosting a youth group camp-out at a nearby lake, don’t forget to make safety a top priority.
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Stay Safe in the Water
Keep the children and youth in your ministry safe during water activities.
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Camp Maintenance
Quality maintenance is important for the safety of both visiting campers and the camp itself.
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Checklists for Camps
This guidebook contains checklists that are helpful for creating a risk management plan, training camp staff, supervising camp activities, and more.
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Boating Safety
Good planning and a high regard for safety should be high on your priority list when you're out boating to make the experience everything your youth ministry intends it to be.
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Planning a Short-term Mission Trip
Anticipate potential problems to better manage them during your trip.
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When Bed Bugs Bite at Camp
No matter what setting your camp is in, it won’t be 100 percent free from the risk of bedbugs. Besides minimizing risk exposure, there are two other important methods you may not have considered—but are just as important.
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Fire Safety Checklist for Camps
Fires are one of the leading causes of property losses—and one of the most preventable. Here are some things to think about as you look at fire safety.
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Camp Kitchen Checklist
When you’re feeding a group of people, there’s always the potential for contaminated food that can make people sick. Start with our checklist to help control the risk.
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Supervision and Discipline / Youth Checklist
Leaders can face supervision and discipline challenges that spoil the fun for all. Get everyone in your group on the same page with our checklist.
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