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Currently, there are more than 310 lodges throughout california with more than 34,000 members. The grand lodge provides programs, education, training and support services to the lodges, their officers and individual masons. These services include insurance coverage for lodges, certification programs for lodge officers, masonic education for members, and numerous other service and education opportunities. The grand lodge also provides direct monetary support in the form of grants to affiliated youth organizations, including demolay, job's daughters and rainbow girls and to other masonic organizations and individual masons in time of need. Finally, the grand lodge provides support, education, and administrative services to its related entities.