GARY- The first recipients of the pilot program, the Guaranteed Income Validation Effort, began getting notified Monday that they will receive $500 a month for 12 months, no strings attached.
Gary Mayor Jerome Prince and Prophetess Burgess Peoples, executive director of the program, also referred to as GIVE, conducted the notifications.
City of Gary spokesperson Michael Gonzalez says the city had nothing to do with the names selected. Prince launched the pilot program earlier this year after signing on to the national Mayors For A Guaranteed Income program, which includes 40 cities.
