For Kelley, Scott, Tom and Kelly, four participants in Shangri-La’s Life Enrichment Activities Program, seeing the theater production of “Wicked” was a first time experience that won’t soon be forgotten. Kelley, Scott, Tom and Kelly have been studying the play during a theater class held every Friday at LEAP. The class is led by volunteer [...]

  Founded by Celebrity Photographer Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a community of photographers coming together across the world to use their photography skills to give back to their local community. In December, photographers around the world grab their cameras, find people in need and take their picture. When the prints are ready, the photographs get [...]

It is an innate human desire to help those around us. Yet, most people don’t realize how easy it is to have an immediate impact in their community. Through a variety of partnering activities, Shangri-La is creating new opportunities for its staff, clients, and others. Individuals can donate their time, skills, and resources to projects [...]

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. [...]