http://m.alexandriagazette.com/news/2016/may/18/commentary-who-my-neighbor/

The executive director says he helped a homeless lady become a pharmacist, but there is not much else about the lady's story.

Here's another article on the charity itself. While it also has a mother, no mention is made of pharmacy school.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/with-her-daughter-sick-and-her-husband-gone-a-mom-turns-to-homestretch-for-help/2014/12/23/dff09110-8a0e-11e4-a085-34e9b9f09a58_story.html