Wednesday, April 22, 2 – 3 pm, online
Summer camp season is around the corner, and the Secure Community Network (SCN) is launching its first-ever Camp Security Initiative Webinar Series, designed for camp administrators, counselors, parents, and campers. This program is intended to provide practical guidance to help in preparations for a safe and secure summer.
Protecting Campers: Safety Guidance for Counselors, is the subject of the webinar taking place on April 22. It will offer practical instruction for counselors on situational awareness, camper supervision, and reporting suspicious activity. The session includes a live Q&A period with security professionals.
SCN also offers a list of essential safety questions for parents to ask prior to sending their children to summer camp.
Some of the questions are:
1. Has the camp had a Threat, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment performed and has it developed a plan to implement identified security and safety issues?
2. How is access to the camp controlled for visitors and vendors?
3. What is the procedure for handling a missing camper?
4. How does the camp communicate emergencies to campers, staff, and families?
The complete list of questions with details, is available at securecommunitynetwork.org.
Since launching in April 2024, SCN’s Camp Security Initiative has trained more than 5,000 camp-related individuals, conducted more than 100 site assessments, and helped secure $2.2 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funding.