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Every purchase is a paycheck.

The CES store isn't a gift shop with a good cause attached. It's a working business run by young people — and what you buy funds the next thing they make. Somebody designed it, priced it, and tagged it. When it sells, they know.

A young person stocking the counter at the CES store. 156 Main Street
01 A young person makes it In the makerspace, the sewing room, or the garden — from an idea they had and a skill they learned here.
02 They price it and tag it Costing, margin, branding, the kraft tag with the price on it. The business lesson is baked into the object.
03 You buy it — right here Add it to your cart on this page. Only the final payment step opens Shopify's secure checkout. The money goes back into materials, mentorship and the next young maker.
The store

Buy it without leaving.

Real products, real inventory — added to your cart right here on the page. Youth-made work sits next to Maine-made goods and whatever the makerspace turned out this week.

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A taste of what's in the store. Browse everything on Shopify — or visit us on Main Street.

Come in, or bring us to you.

In person: 156 Main Street, Farmington, Maine — open year round. It's worth the trip for the window alone.

Online: the CES online store carries a rotating selection of youth-made and Maine-made goods. Browse it here.

Pop-ups & markets: our Changemakers run youth-staffed booths at events around the region. Organizing a market and want a table of youth-made goods? Offer us a table.

Wholesale & custom: interested in stocking youth-made goods, or commissioning engraving or sewing for your business? Get in touch.

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Shopping here is the most direct gift there is.

Somebody made it, priced it and tagged it — and they'll know it sold.