Mayor Freeman-Wilson and GEDC reps hosted a press conference to introduce the Gary 4 Jobs Program, a subset of the Gary 4 Life initiative. Representatives from JOBS Fund and SCORE award the City a grant to fund a program that will engage a targeted group of Gary residents who are underemployed or face employment challenges due to having an ex-offender status.

The JOBS Fund is a 501 c 3 not-for-profit entity created and sponsored by the Southside Community Optimal Redevelopment Enterprise (SCORE). The JOBS Fund grants funding for eligible programs that offer job training, educational programming and other community benefits programs designed to serve the communities that SCORE already serves.