Community partnerships work together in supporting local children during pandemic
TVS has been assisting with the delivery of meals from Brevard High School to the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club and the Boys & Girls Club’s Teen Center in an effort to help the community navigate the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Boys & Girls Club was providing an average of 75 meals a day…
TVS Artists continue statewide success!
Brevard, NC (March 15, 2021) – Program participants at Transylvania Vocational Services (TVS) have been selected as featured artists in the Art Unblocked 2021 exhibit for the second year in a row! “The TVS artists were very excited about submitting their artwork to the Art Unblocked show. They…
A Virtual 'Night to Shine' 2021
The 17 th annual Night to Shine prom was held on February 12. In contrast to previous years, it was a virtual experience that live-streamed for 40 minutes. It may not have been the traditional version of the event, but it was still a night to remember for all TVS supported residents. Historically…
TVS celebrates International Day of People with Disabilities
TVS is celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities! This year, IDPWD is focusing on bringing awareness to Invisible Disabilities with the 2020 theme: “Not All Disabilities Are Visible.” The campaign is spreading awareness and information on invisible disabilities to help fight the…
TVS packs 50 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child
For the final donation event of the TVS season of giving, TVS employees collected over 700 items for Operation Christmas Child. Toys, health and hygiene items, and school supplies were all collected and stuffed into shoeboxes for children in need around the world. TVS requested that the shoebox…
Self-Advocate Cathy Miller represents TVS at SourceAmerica Grassroots Advocacy Conference
This year the SourceAmerica Grassroots Advocacy Conference was held virtually during the last week of April. Transylvania Vocational Services (TVS) happily nominated Cathy Miller, the longest employee at TVS, as a self-advocate for the conference. “I was happy to be nominated,” said Miller. “It was…
TVS participates in Cornhole Tournament
Last weekend, TVS happily participated in the Rotary Club of Brevard’s first annual cornhole tournament at the new Depot on Railroad Avenue. The competition was a charity event that helped to raise approximately $3500 for local charities including the Transylvania County Special Olympics. “We were…
Celebrating NADSP membership during DSP week
Transylvania Vocational Services (TVS) has been a member of the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) since 2019. Our membership to the NADSP reflects value in TVS Direct Support Professionals (DSP) as professionals in the field. It is important to maintain a connection with an…
DSP Sam King celebrates 10 years at TVS
Being a Direct Support Professional (DSP) takes a special kind of person - one that Sam King says must be able to improvise, be flexible, and have resiliency. For the past decade, Sam has demonstrated all of this, all while being dependable and committed to TVS program participants and coworkers.…