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Meet Gregg

An only son, Gregg lived with his mom and sisters, and a father who was rarely at home. Gregg knew that his father was unfaithful to his mother and he understood that this probably caused her to be overly possessive. But he still felt full of anger and rebelliousness. Gregg’s mother kicked him out of the house one week, only to beg him to come back the next.

On the weeks she had banished him from home, Gregg slept in the streets. His teachers began to notice Gregg wearing the same clothes day after day and they called the Covenant House Texas outreach team. Gregg listened sullenly to the Covenant House Texas peer educators talk about their experiences at Covenant House and wasn’t impressed. But he had been touched by the sincerity of the staff, and the educational opportunities appealed to him.

When Gregg first came to Covenant House, his mother called almost daily trying to get him to come back home. But Gregg knew it was time for him to learn to take care of himself. He finished high school, determined to walk across the stage for his diploma with his classmates. Covenant House helped him find work as a security guard, where he has done well enough to receive supervisor training from his employer.

Gregg has just moved into his own apartment, furnished in part from items donated to Covenant House Texas. He plans to attend Texas Southern University in the spring to earn the 60 college credits he needs to become a policeman. Gregg credits Covenant House Texas for helping him to disprove his mother’s prediction that he would end up dead or in jail.