You are helping grow leaders across Maine
Maine DeMolay members step up early. They plan food drives, organize teams, run meetings, manage simple budgets, and report results to their communities. Teens take ownership. Adults coach. Confidence, accountability, and real service grow because members lead.
Serving Maine Youth For Over 100 Years
Maine DeMolay is a youth leadership and service organization for young men with over 100 years in Maine. DeMolay started in 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri, founded by community leader Frank S. Land. Since then it has grown to millions of members worldwide and a century of local activity here in Maine. Our chapters give teens real responsibility while screened adult advisors coach.
What your support powers
Your support turns ideas into action. Funds stay local and are applied where they move programs forward.
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Leadership training week trips:
Week long focused trips each year. Workshops on planning, communication, delegation, and time management. Members leave with a specific task to execute at home chapter. -
Chapter supplies and project budgets
Meeting materials, recognition items, and small budgets so committees can buy what they need for a service project without delay. -
Community service
Food drives, trail and park cleanups, support for local nonprofits, veteran outreach, and partner projects with towns and schools. We track hours and outcomes so members can speak to real results. -
Access and safety
Background checks for advisors, youth protection training, event insurance, and modest travel help for statewide activities when needed. -
Simple technology and accountability
Shared calendars, checklists, and post-event summaries. For raffles and fundraising, Maine DeMolay uses a state approved platform with auditable records.
How members grow here
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Join a chapter:
Visit a meeting, meet officers and advisors, and learn how agendas and votes work. Parents are welcome to observe. -
Learn on a committee
Start with a defined task. Take minutes, run a small budget item, or manage volunteers for a single shift. Quick wins build confidence. -
Lead a project
Own a plan from start to report. Set a goal, assign tasks, manage a basic budget, and present results to the chapter. -
Mentor the next group
Teach what worked. Hand off checklists. Support the next chair. Leading others is the final step in learning to lead.
Safety first
Safety is non-negotiable. All advisors pass a background check and complete youth protection training. Events use two adult coverage, clear travel and communication rules, and written permission where required. Advisors coach and supervise. Teens make age-appropriate decisions within defined guardrails.
Each chapter pairs teens with trained advisors who coach, not commandeer. Members cycle through real roles, set goals, build a simple budget, run an agenda, and debrief what worked so lessons turn into habits. Officers rotate so more teens lead across a year, and committees publish short after-action notes so the next team starts smarter. The result is practical skills you can see: clear communication, time management, teamwork, and accountability that shows up on applications, resumes, and in the workplace. Alumni often return to speak, mentor, and open doors for internships or community projects, creating a loop of support that keeps chapters strong.
Why it matters
Teenagers need real responsibility. DeMolay gives it to them in measured steps. They learn how to talk to adults, organize peers, and stand in front of a room with a clear update. Those skills carry into classrooms, job sites, interviews, and family life.
Service anchors the program. Members see that their work changes something people actually use. That connection between effort and outcome is the confidence builder.