‘I still want to cry’: A different kind of affordable housing in Syracuse helps homeless people find home

Syracuse, N.Y. — Atayia Jones moved into her own one-bedroom apartment on West Onondaga Street a couple of months ago after living a couple of months at the Rescue Mission.

She has a drawing of herself on the wall, a glass coffee table, a dresser and a microwave. She’s just waiting to get her couch and a new bed set.

“I’m still speechless,” Jones, 23, said. “I still want to cry.”…

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