TVS kicks off annual “Give Back, Get Back” donation events by donating 1300 food items
TVS is happy to announce the success of the first donation event of the 2nd annual “Give Back, Get Back” drive. The donation event collected 1300 food items to be donated to Life Changers Outreach of Pisgah Forest! “We had set a personal goal of beating last years donation amount of 800 items,” said…
TVS joins broad effort to observe NDEAM
Transylvania Vocational Services (TVS) today announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of NDEAM is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied…
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…
Jamie Owen — Production Associate
“TVS is a good job. It has changed my life ever since I came here.” Production Associate, in a nutshell: performs production tasks including (but not limited to) palletizing, case packing, and hand assembly. Previous Work Experience: Previously worked as a Supported Employment client at a local…