Six members of Shangri-La’s ERN Team (Employment Resources Northwest) attended the annual OregonETA Rendezvous conference in Seaside, Oregon September 13-15th. This year’s Rendezvous offered a variety of short sessions relating to Work Force development. Two Shangri-La staff members have been given the opportunity to directly support the Oregon Employment Training Association (OETA). Margie Paulson, ERN [...]

OregonETA (Oregon Employment & Training Association) held it’s 27th Annual Conference in Seaside, Oregon this year. Entitled “Rendezvous for Workforce Development Professionals,” the 3-day event, held September 13-15, was filled with breakout sessions and workshops for Oregon Workforce providers looking to update and increase their skills. There was also time taken at the convention to [...]

Students from George Fox University volunteered their time and muscles to help work on a landscaping project for one of our Shangri-La homes located in Salem, Oregon. The students and an accompanying professor dug post holes, hauled dirt, built flower beds and spread around compost in preparation for a wheelchair accessible garden area. The whole [...]