It was a bittersweet farewell. Shangri-La’s Life Enrichment Activity Program (LEAP) took a few minutes on Monday to wish a volunteer both farewell and good luck. Shaffer, a volunteer at LEAP for past few months will be graduating from Willamette University on Sunday, May 15, and will begin the next chapter in his life. [...]

April 10 – April 16 is National Volunteer Week. HandsOn Mid Willamette Valley celebrated the special occasion by hosting a Community Celebration at Clockworks Cafe and Cultural Center in downtown Salem. Shangri-La was in attendance to engage volunteers in making peanut butter and pine cone bird feeders to hang at Shangri-La homes and various work [...]

Tom Hyde begins each class he teaches at the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI) with a game of UNO. “People learn language when they are children by playing. It is no different as an adult,” replied Tom when asked why he uses UNO as a means of teaching English to English Second Language (ESL) learners. [...]

To the individuals he visits regularly, Mike Cline is much more than a licensed massage therapist. Since 2001, Mike has been providing medical massage services to people served by Shangri-La. Now, he is a welcome face and friend. “Every time I walk into a Shangri-La home I feel like I am a part of the [...]

Shangri-La stakeholders, community members and Fashion Bug shoppers celebrated a much anticipated evening of fashion, shopping and giving on Friday, Nov. 5 at the Salem/Keizer Fashion Bug Fashion Show Fundraiser for Shangri-La. Twenty models, many of which were Shangri-La stakeholders, shared the newest fall and winter fashions during the runway event. Personal care items and clothing were collected [...]