jessica ramirez is a woman who dealt with tough challenges in pursuit of her goals. beyond the dream we focus on her rise from poverty to success and how she's helping others through her work at catholic charities. >> we -- we used an outhouse. we did not have hot water. and my parents hate when i tell these stories because we did -- we moved on. we did get running water, we did have a house with a bathroom. but my early memories were definitely using an outhouse because we lived in the country. >> jessica ramirez remembers those humble days of growing up poor in a small town in puerto rico. she said achieving her american dream was a long and complicated journey. >> what little we had my dad lost his job. so he become very desperate. and one of his friends said there's this place called atlantic city. and you can work there and they will give you medical insurance. and you'll be able to make a living there and bring your family. and that's what he did. >> jessica was just eight years old when they moved to new jersey. they didn't know the language. had no family sup