Shangri-La, The Oregon Rehabilitation Association and the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities hosted a briefing and tour for Representative Tina Kotek, D, District 44, NW Portland. Representative Kotek is a member of the Ways and Means committee and a long time advocate for Oregonians who are also disadvantaged. She is known for her compassionate and [...]

Shangri-La’s ARK Manufacturing has acquired screen printing equipment to assist them with their production services. The new equipment was secured through a grant three years in the making. This will enable ARK to do their own screen printing and have more control over their turn around times and quality, issues which have been a problem [...]

Shangri-La is among more than 300 organizations that will be receiving HUD grant funds for local homeless assistance programs. The $66,647 grant will help Shangri-La provide services to people with physical and mental disabilities. For more information, please contact Robin Winkle (503) 581-1732.

Shangri-La LEAP participants in Salem have been helping plant and grow flowers for hanging baskets at the Pringle Creek Community greenhouses. The Statesman Journal recently reported about the Pringle Creek greenhouses and Shangri-La’s Salem LEAP participation. Below are a few paragraphs from the Statesman Journal article detailing how LEAP is partnering with Pringle Creek. You [...]

Shangri-La has set up a booth showcasing our services at the 2010 Marion County Fair. The fair runs from July 8 to 11. Shangri-La staff and LEAP participants will be manning the booth Thursday and Friday from 10:00 am to 11:30 am and other Shangri-La employees will be manning the booth the rest of the [...]

Shangri-La will be participating with a float in the Creswell 4th of July parade on Sunday, July 4, 2010. This parade brings 10,000-15,000 people from all around who come to be part of this big day. Good thing Creswell is that the exit you take for Creswell is the town’s main road. This will be [...]

Shangri-La held it’s third Learn, Teach & Act Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 1 and 2, 2010 at the Red Lion Hotel in Salem, Oregon. As with the previous conferences, this year’s conference was a chance for Shangri-La’s staff and stakeholders to meet and greet, as well as learn how Shangri-La is doing as [...]

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 [...]

VISIT THE OREGON COAST and your favorite nonprofit organization can do more good. Just stay and play in Lincoln City and you can make this happen. Book a reservation: You’ll find the Cline’s Lincoln City ocean-front condo online under the name Sandcastles and Sunsets. It has become known around Shangri-La as Cline’s Condo for Charities. [...]

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 [...]