ENGINES OF PURPOSE

What if work formed people instead of consuming them?

Engines of Purpose is a service lodge in formation under Valhalla Forge. It brings mentors, apprentices, families, employers, and community partners together around real work—work that develops competence, responsibility, service, and a path toward ownership.

Enterprise matters because useful work must sustain itself. But money is fuel, not the destination. Each enterprise remains legally and financially separate while participating in a larger covenant: people who are helped to rise accept responsibility for helping form those who follow.

The first pilot is being developed in Juneau through youth interviews, mentorship, and a proposed service enterprise. We will publish what works, what fails, and what must change.