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Massachusett's largest and most active advocacy organization for summer camps

Winter Meeting 2026 Registration

Happy New Year! On January 23, 2026 from 9:30am-2pm, we invite everyone to attend our Winter Meeting at Cedar Hill Camp in Waltham MA.  The meeting will include updates from MCA and Tremont Strategies Group. Following those updates, we will have a panel: Hiring for...

Fall Meeting Registration [UPDATED]

Unfortunately, our scheduled presenter has experienced an unexpected medical issue that prevents them from presenting at this time. In light of this, we will cancel the in-person meeting originally planned for this Friday and instead host a virtual meeting via Zoom....

ARPA Grant Applications 2025: Information and Application Link

Happy end of summer!  We hope you all had a wonderful camp season and have had some time to decompress and rejuvenate. As mentioned earlier, the MCA/ARPA Mental Health Grant application will officially open: Monday, September 15th for up to date MCA members. Thursday,...

2025 ARPA Grant Application Information

We hope the summer has been wonderful for everyone! As mentioned in our spring meetings, the ARPA process this year will look different from the past two years. We have very limited availing funds, and funding will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis...