"The kids build the boat... and the boat builds the kids."

The Compass Project mission is to use boatbuilding and rowing to provide positive direction to youth, encouraging the development of personal and community responsibility.

Winner of the 2003 Giraffe Award for Innovative Nonprofit Organization given by the Maine Children's Alliance

Upcoming Events

Maine Boat Builders Show - March 14, 15 and 16, 2008 at 58 Fore Street, Portland
Fifth Annual Boat Building Festival - July 13, 14 & 15, 2008 in Monument Square, Portland. REGISTER NOW!

Opportunities

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Help us with youth programs, in our shop or office, the Maine Boat Builders Show, and at the Boat Building Festival.

About the Compass Project

The Compass Project is an innovative experiential program that teaches job training and life skills through boat building and rowing. Through hands-on programs participants find new directions in school, work and life.

Located at
170 Anderson Street in
Portland, Maine
FMI: (207 )774-0682