Syracuse, N.Y. — When Princess Kelly got her first paycheck, she bought herself a dress from Macy’s. It was the first nice outfit she had.
She smiles proudly in it from a photo that’s now flecked with age.
The story the photo doesn’t tell: Kelly dropped out of school and was on probation. She had spent years in foster care only to be adopted by people who still often left her to fend for herself. She didn’t have money for food or clothes. But she got into a program called exalt that offered life skills and an internship…