Legislative Priorities
Camp Safety State Legislation
Campaign for Camp Safety Priorities
Summer camps are strongest when safety standards are mandated, clearly defined, and aligned with proven best practices. However, most states either do not require camps to be licensed or have standards far lower than those required for other youth-serving organizations, such as schools and childcare centers, to operate.
The Campaign for Camp Safety supports common-sense legislation, regulation and safety protocols for camps, including:
Prevention
Move structures away from floodplains or hazardous areas.
Detection
Require camps to maintain a 24/7 monitoring of alerts and adequate notification systems for emergency situations.
Training
Establish additional standards for evacuation plans and require emergency drills for campers and staff.
Response
Require emergency management to formally trigger a campsite response.
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Donate to the
Advocacy Fund
Support our efforts to pass common-sense camp safety laws so that children and staff are safe at all summer camps across the United States. Our current priorities are to:
Advocate for state-by-state and federal policy changes that strengthen safeguards at day and residential youth camps in the U.S.
Raise awareness, educate and engage people and their communities to activate around camp safety legislation in the areas of Prevention, Detection, Training, and Response.
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Campaign for Camp Safety Advocacy is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization (EIN 39-3185715). Due to the fund’s 501(c)(4) status, your donation is not deductible as a charitable contribution for Federal income tax purposes. All dollars raised will fund work to change state laws and regulations that enforce standard safety measures at summer camps across the nation.