Pride in Our Purpose

For more than 50 years, TVS has been dedicated to enhancing the dignity and quality of life for people with disabilities or other barriers to employment. Beginning in 1967 as a day program for adults with developmental disabilities, TVS has grown to become one of the largest employers in Brevard and Transylvania county.

During our first 30 years, TVS provided support services and employment for hundreds of people by establishing solid relationships with local businesses that respected our purpose-driven work. Delivering on a wide range of projects built up a sense of trust and confidence in the community, yet left us subject to market demands that were out of our control. After decades of witnessing the value and joy of participants engaged in these outside contracts, we asked ourselves, “Could we do more to secure steady employment and career opportunities for our population?”

With that vision in mind, TVS built a state-of-the-art dry food manufacturing facility, that has been able to provide consistent, secure employment for hundreds of people with disabilities and other barriers to employment.

Through ongoing contracts with the U.S. Government for food products that serve our troops and the needy worldwide, TVS has been able to create our Mountain Maid brand of dry food products and grow it to a line of 20 items.

Known for the consistent quality of our people, processes, and products, commercial food and dietary supplement brands have also felt confident awarding us their business.

Today, TVS is a thriving not-for-profit social enterprise but really, we’re just people helping people to have the opportunities they need to enhance their lives.

When we succeed at that we have happy employees, happy customers and a happy company, and it just doesn’t get much better than that!