SHANGRI-LA CORPORATION

SHANGRI-LA'S RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT HOMES (RTH) PROVIDE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING WITH 24-HOUR STAFFING. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES ARE AS UNIQUE AS THE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN THEM. WHETHER IT'S SHOPPING FOR GROCERIES, CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS, OR FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE NIGHT, WE WORK TO INVOLVE THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE IN EVERY PART OF HOME LIFE. THE RESIDENTIAL SETTING IS DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO NEED CONTINUOUS CARE AND SUPERVISION. RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND 54 ADULTS WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS IN RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND SUPPORTED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS IN SALEM, TOLEDO, JEFFERSON, ALBANY, CORVALLIS, AND EUGENE, OREGON. SHANGRI-LA'S HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SHAP) PROVIDES PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCE CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. PARTICIPANTS MAY RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH RENT AND ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP INCREASE SKILLS, STABILITY, OVERALL WELLNESS, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. TRANSITIONAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING WAS PROVIDED TO 62 TENANTS WHO ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR WHO HAVE OTHER BARRIERS TO OBTAINING HOUSING.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: SHANGRI-LA'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS PROVIDE SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, OR OTHER DOCUMENTED DISABILITIES. SHANGRI-LA'S SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AND JOB COACHES WORK TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE, SAFE, AND LEARNING-BASED WORK ENVIRONMENTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN BE PROUD OF THEIR WORK AND FEEL VALUED AS CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY. EMPLOYMENT PATH PROGRAMS PROVIDE PAID AND UNPAID TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP DEVELOP CAREER TECHNICAL AND SOFT SKILLS. THE COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES CAREER EXPLORATION, SKILL ASSESSMENTS, HELP WITH IDENTIFYING CAREER PATHWAYS, SUPPORTING IN OBTAINING A JOB, AND ONGOING SUPPORTS TO HELP KEEP A JOB. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND ALTERNATIVES-TO-EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 107 ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES IN SMALL BUSINESS SETTINGS AND SUPPORTED WORK ENVIRONMENTS IN SALEM, NEWPORT AND FLORENCE, OREGON. (COAST CLOSED IN DECEMBER). SHANGRI-LA'S LEAP PROGRAM SERVED 69 INDIVIDUALS AND FOCUSES ON BUILDING SKILLS FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNICATION. THIS INCLUDES HELPING PARTICIPANTS ACCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, IMPROVE SELF-AWARENESS, AND DEVELOP SELF CONTROL. COMMUNICATION SUPPORT EMPHASIZES VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL SKILLS, SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS, AND INTERPERSONAL INTERACTIONS. PRACTICAL SKILLS TAUGHT INCLUDE WAITING IN LINE, RESPECTING PERSONAL SPACE, INITIATING AND ENDING CONVERSATIONS, AVOIDING ISOLATION, RECOGNIZING HAZARDS, AND USING TOOLS LIKE PHONES, MAPS, CALENDARS, AND BUS SCHEDULES TO NAVIGATE THE COMMUNITY SAFELY. SHANGRI-LA'S YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES WORKS WITH PARENTS RECEIVING TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) ENROLLED IN THE DHS JOBS OPPORTUNITY AND BASIC SKILLS (JOBS) PROGRAM. SUPPORTS ARE AIMED HELPING PARENTS OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND ACHIEVE GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY WHO ARE REFERRED TO OUR SERVICES THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. SHANGRI-LA PROVIDED VARYING DEGREES OF SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 696 TANF RECIPIENTS IN THE FISCAL YEAR TO HELP THEM TOWARD EMPLOYMENT AND SELFSUFFICIENCY.