Anytown Alabama Student Delegates
**ATTN: We will still have a few spots available for Anytown 2024. We will accept late delegate applications at this time on a rolling basis! Submit your application today!!
Anytown Alabama is a week-long summer camp dedicated to fostering leadership skills and promoting social justice advocacy among high school students. Established in 1989, Anytown has been an institution in the Birmingham area for generations of students. Initially run by the National Conference for Community & Justice, of AL (NCCJAL), the camp has been under ACE's operation since 2021. For more information about Anytown, please visit our website at www.acealabama.org/anytownalabama
Below is important information about Anytown 2024:
Anytown Alabama is a week-long summer camp dedicated to fostering leadership skills and promoting social justice advocacy among high school students. Established in 1989, Anytown has been an institution in the Birmingham area for generations of students. Initially run by the National Conference for Community & Justice, of AL (NCCJAL), the camp has been under ACE's operation since 2021. For more information about Anytown, please visit our website at www.acealabama.org/anytownalabama
Below is important information about Anytown 2024:
- Who: Students currently in 9th through 12th grade can apply. Students that attend camp are called delegates. After a delegate finishes camp they become an Anybuddy and join a community of leaders across the state of Alabama and beyond!
- What: Delegates spend a week participating in typical summer camp activities while also developing leadership skills that they take back to their schools and communities. During camp, delegates share their cultures and beliefs while appreciating those of others, participating in open and supportive dialogue, and forming life-long friendships. Anytown is an excellent opportunity for delegates to enhance their resumes and college applications.
- When: Camp starts on Sunday June 2nd and ends on Saturday June 8th.
- Where: Anytown 2024 will be held at Poplar Point Camp in Rockford, AL. Delegates in central AL will meet in Birmingham and ride a chartered bus together to camp.
- Cost: All meals, transportation, lodging, educational materials, and a camp t-shirt are included in the cost of camp. The registration cost for Anytown operates on a sliding scale from $0 to $1500. A $50 minimum contribution is requested, however, please let us know if this presents an obstacle for your participation. Thanks to the funding contributions of the NCCJ and The Better Place Foundation, families can decide how much they can pay within this range. The amount each family contributes, if any, will not be disclosed to either staff or other delegates. This flexible pricing model ensures that financial barriers do not keep students from attending. No student will be barred from attending due to financial constraints.
- COVID Information: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic we will be following CDC recommendations during camp which may include proof of negative COVID test and/or masks. These policies are subject to revision as ACE deems necessary.
- Application - Complete the digital application form which includes a personal statement and parent/guardian signature.
- Reference Form - Students must have at least one reference form submitted on their behalf by an educator, community member, or Abybuddy (former delegate). References cannot be related to the student.
- Orientation - Delegates must attend a camp orientation with their parent/guardian prior to camp.
