If ever there was any proof that love has no boundaries, it would have to be Sharon and Gordon’s love story. This story was first published in the Serenity Hospice Journeys Summer 2009 Newsletter. We’d like to thank Serenity Hospice for graciously giving us permission to post it here for your to read. We are [...]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA). This groundbreaking act was put into place to protect people with disabilities against discrimination.

Well, it’s happened again. Shangri-La has won another parade float award! Our great coastal group built and decorated the award winning float for the 103rd Annual Rhododendron Grand Floral Parade which was held in Florence, Oregon on Sunday, May 23, 2010. This was the first year Shangri-La entered a float in this parade and we [...]

Shangri-La’s Life Enrichment Activities Program held it’s grand opening today. A ribbon cutting ceremony was led by members of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce with Shangri-La’s Employment Services Director Teri Marsh cutting the ribbon. Shangri-La CEO Jan Kral then talked about why LEAP was started and how it is looking to double it’s size [...]

It has been 10 years since the closure of Fairview Training Center, Oregon’s largest institution for people with developmental disabilities, and the Oregon State Capitol hosted a celebration on February 24 to mark the occasion. To better understand the unfortunate living conditions Fairview provided, watch The Voices of Fairview documentary. Shangri-La and nearly 20 other [...]

Please take a moment to read Representative Sara Gelser’s commentary “Erasing Fairview’s Horrors” which was published online at OregonLive.com on Saturday, January 30, 2010 and printed in The Oregonian, Sunday, January 31, 2010. Following is the video “Voices From Fairview” referenced in Rep. Gelser’s article. We hope it will give you a small glimpse into [...]

After months of hard work and preparation, Shangri-La has officially launched it’s new Life Enrichment Activities Program (LEAP). The LEAP program was developed by Shangri-La’s ESD (Employment Services Department) and provides various activities for clients with disabilities. Twenty people attended the 1st day of LEAP at the Salem location. All were eager to learn about [...]

Shangri-La has always been a pioneer in developing programs to fit its clients’ needs. When their needs change new programs may be initiated, modified or closed as Shangri-La strives to best support people to engage in personally meaningful activities. One of the latest changes is the closure of Shangri-La’s Active Retirement Club which held it’s [...]

Shangri-La is all about changing people’s lives. This video is about Kelley and her family, and how Shangri-La has changed their lives.