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.…
TVS expands commercial and government production capabilities
In an effort to continue meeting demands for both commercial and government contracts, TVS has invested in expansions to help speed up production and efficiencies. Over the past month, TVS has installed a brand-new line to help fulfill the growing demand in commercial supplements business, along…
TVS collects over 850 school supplies for local Sharing House
Lined paper, colored pencils, glue sticks, and neon highlighters overflow boxes after two weeks of collecting school supply donations for the Transylvania County Sharing House. TVS held a “Tools 4 School” donation drive and donated an amazing 885 school supply items to assist local students with…
Tracie Thomas — Warehouse Associate
"The most enjoyable part of my job is being a part of the TVS mission. On the struggle days, that's what keeps me going." Graduated from Rosman High School in 1991 Started at TVS in December 2018 College Education: Associate in Arts (AA) from Blue Ridge Community College Professional Growth at TVS…
TVS continues to surge with INDM production for 297 foodbanks across the U.S.
Reflecting back on the last year and a half, TVS has packaged and shipped over 35 million household bags of Instant Nonfat Dry Milk (INDM) to 297 food pantries across the U.S., Guam, and Puerto Rico. This has been in response to the USDA’s fight to help combat rising food insecurities worsened by…