SEVEN YEARS AFTER she first enrolled at her local community college, amid multiple moves between her car and motel rooms plus countless waitressing hours, Elizabeth Clews is finally celebrating graduating with her associate degree in history.
A former foster youth who has constantly faced homelessness, she has remained determined to continue her education and become a teacher after transferring to a university in the fall while caring for her children, ages 4 and 8.
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