Meet Trevor.
My name is Trevor and I am 22 years old. I turned to the Bishop Dudley House in October of 2019 after exhausting all chances at shelters and help from family and friends. I was an angry child and that anger led me on a path of destructive behavior. My mom lost custody of me and my siblings when I was ten. I was adopted by a family but my anger caused so many problems that I ended up shuffling through three different group homes until I was 17 and joined the Job Corps. Drug use got me kicked out of the Job Corps, leaving me with no high school diploma and nowhere to go. I continued to use alcohol and drugs to cover up the pain of not having family or friends to help me.
The Bishop Dudley House gave me a bed, hot food and place to be, despite my poor choices. It wasn’t until I had a seizure, caused by my drug and alcohol use, that I realized I needed to change my life.
With the help of the Bishop Dudley House staff, I am no longer turning to drugs and alcohol to forget my problems. My goal is to go back to Job Corps, pay off my fines and complete school.
Bishop Dudley House has shown me that people do care about me and want me to succeed. I’m so thankful to God and the staff here for helping me start my next chapter. I’ve come to believe that I have to accept help and listen to others so I can achieve my goals.