Once homeless, this single mom of 5 is about to graduate from law school

Without her children pitching in to help and offering words of encouragement, Iesha Champs likely wouldn't be graduating next month from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

The Houston resident had to overcome a lot of obstacles to get where she is today. Her father died when she was young, and her mother was addicted to drugs. When she became pregnant at 19 with her first child, Champs was homeless and had to drop out of high school and find a job. In 2009, she told CBS News, her life took a devastating turn: Pregnant with her fourth child, Champs lost her job, her home was destroyed in a fire, and the father of her children died from cancer.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.