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

2026 Spring Meetings with MADPH

Our annual spring meeting in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Health (MADPH) has been scheduled! As usual, we will be offering two opportunities to interface directly with the MADPH team, one on Wednesday, April 29 in Western MA at...

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,...