1. Think ahead. Although many successful record labels started off with someone winging it, there are many that fail for that very same reason: poor planning.Creating a record label is a business and a full time job. Consider the following before you start one:
* Cash flow. Do you have enough money to pay for manufacturing? What about promotional materials? It'll be a while before you get any money back from records selling (if they sell at all). You might need a grant or a loan to hold you over. Some labels raise extra funds by putting on club nights or gigs.[1] It's recommended that you don't quit your day job.[2]
* Business plan. Independent record labels can take off without a business plan, but you'll need one eventually, so why not write one now, when it'll benefit your business the most? You'll definitely need one if you want to apply for grants or loans, and it's a good idea to have one if you ask people to invest in your business.
* Licenses and forms. Think about how you want to structure your business: sole proprietorship? partnership? corporation? Get a business license and file appropriate tax forms. Register with any relevant organizations (e.g. Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society). You may also need a retail license if you're selling records directly to the public.
o If you decide to work with a partner or partners, ideally you will want to work with people you can rely on, trust, share and receive information with and most importantly people you can get along with. Working with friends is great but remember and remind them it has to be as professional and timely as possible, especially in the beginning stages because this is where a company can fall apart and end altogether. Having fun is always great for the job setting but there has to be a line in the sand which all parties cannot cross.
* Office space. You can get by with just a post office box and a business phone number, or you could establish a complete office, if you have the funds. You can build your own studio or pay for studio time somewhere else.
2.
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Choose a name. Brainstorm 5-10 good names that you feel will fit your business. You need to tell people who you are and the type of music you produce. In short your business name should say it all. The reason for choosing a number of names for your record label is that if one is taken you can still fall back on the others and not have to waste time rethinking your names.
* Go to a domain name registry and see if any if these names are already taken. Try for .com and .net as these are the most popular and visitors will be familiar with them. This quick check will tell you if anyone has the names already online and will help you with your ultimate choice.
* Consult local government (the State Registrar in the US) to check if any offline businesses have these names. This will ensure that you are the sole user and nobody can infringe on your rights. It also stops you from any unpleasant lawsuits later on if people contend your rights to use a business name.
* Select one unique name. Choose the best name from among the ones that you are left with. Remember it needs to be one that is appropriate for your business and music. Register a domain name for your upcoming website. It is important to do this quickly before it gets taken by someone else. When you register your domain name, always get both .com and .net so that nobody can have a similar name to you and leech off your marketing efforts.
* Register the name with the appropriate authorities. This will make sure that this is exclusively your own business name and will protect your rights. You may need to file for a DBA (doing business as) license so you can identify with your label's name when conducting business (accepting and making payments, for example).
* Design a logo. You might also want to print stickers, posters, stationary, business cards, etc.
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Corner your market. Choose and study your genre. Sit down, either alone or with your partner(s) and think of the style(s) you want your record label to be. It would be best if you picked a style that you are very familiar with and have extensive knowledge about. Musicians don't like being forced into a box, but choosing and sticking with a particular genre helps a record label know their market (who buys that genre) and build contacts with people who deal with that genre (record shop owners, DJs, journalists, etc.).[3] Research your genre, and find out what it's missing. Observe and predict trends. You need to fill a niche. Talk to local promoters, studio owners, music shops, distributors, journalists, and anyone who can offer insight about what's hot and what's not. Who is your target audience? How old are they? What are they buying? This is also good research for a business plan.
4.
4
Find talent. Scour the local band scene and find bands who you think will earn your label a good reputation in your genre. You can't compete with the big record labels, so you want to go for interesting records that slip under their radar but will be a hit with your specific market. After you find a band you feel is a great fit for your label, talk with the band or the band manager and offer a contract signing them to your label. The key word here is "sign". That means you should have a contract for every artist, drawn up by a qualified lawyer. If a track or an artist gets big and you don't have a contract, things can turn ugly, and your label might get the short end of the stick. Some labels don't do contracts if there are one or two singles at stake, but insist on contracts when there's an album deal on the table. [4]
5.
5
Record in a studio. If the artist doesn't have a recording and you don't have a studio, shop around. Look for an engineer who has experience in your genre and an owner you can work with. You might be paying for some or all of the studio time. Ask about lower rates if you block book time for two or three projects. It's a good idea to have a producer there (you or a musician you trust) to make sure everything turns out well (and your money isn't wasted). It can cost $150+/hour.[5] If you pay for a portion or all of the recording, then you can withhold earnings from the band until you make back all the money you put into the recording, and you have more of a say in how the album sounds.[6] This needs to go in the contract, though.
6.
6
Promote the music. Your goal here is to do everything you can to chart locally. Make enough copies of the music to promote it as follows:
* Contact local college radio stations - push to get your music played.
* Send recordings to independent magazine and newspapers - hope for favorable reviews.
* Put on great performances. The members of the audience will go home and tell their friends about your fabulous show. Print your website address on the program so that you can attract your fans to the website and they will buy more. Sell copes at the show. Make note of the songs that your live audience love and record them into a DVD or album of your greatest hits. Sell them from your website and allow a sample to be downloaded from your site.
* Make use of MySpace and YouTube to promote the music on a larger scale.
* Give away free tickets to your upcoming concert.
* You can even pitch the music for televisions shows, commercials, cell phones, video games, but get legal advice before licensing the music.
7.
7
Press the product. Get the recordings mastered before sending them to a manufacturer, if necessary. Ask around. Get quotes. The more copies you make, the lower the cost per copy. When choosing packaging, think about how retailers will display them. Ask distributors for advice.
* In the US, each release will need a catalog number (usually a 3 letter abbreviation followed by the numbers, i.e. CJK415) and a universal product code (the barcode on the back of the product) to be seriously considered by distributors.
8.
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Sell the music to distributors. To get as much product on retail shelves as possible, you'll need to convince distributors to help.
* They will want to see that you've established some success on your own (charting locally, selling product on consignment, live shows, mail order and other direct sales methods) before they even consider carrying your music. Here are some questions you will want to have answers for before you even contact a distributor:[7]
o Has the artist had any success with established mainstream labels?
o Does the artist have a following, if so, how well known are they?
o If the artist is unknown, what specific promotion ideas does the label have?
o Are there any well known "guest" musicians on the recording?
o Does the recording, and artwork meet the standards of the musical genre?
o Is there any current airplay on commercial or non-commercial radio?
o Will there be independent promotion on the release to retail and to radio?
o Has the artist hired a publicist, and/or what is the publicity campaign?
o Will the artist be touring in support of their release, and is there a schedule?
o Does the label have the financial resources to provide "co-op" advertising, in which the record label and retailer split the cost of media ads?
o Does the label have the financial resources to press additional product?
o Does the label have a salable "back catalog" of proven sellers?
o How much product from the label is already out in the stores?
o Does the label have other distributors selling the same product?
o What are the next releases from the label, and when are they coming out?
o How are sales/downloads of the artist's release doing on the Internet, and such sites as iTunes.com, cdbaby.com, MySpace.com, Tunecore.com and the artist or band's own website?
* Product is sold to distributors for about 50% of the list price, and is accepted on a negotiable billing schedule of 60 - 120 days per invoice. The label usually pays for shipping charges. Most national distributors require that they are the only distributor of a particular product. You might also be required to pay for advertising on the distributor's monthly newsletters, and/or update sheets, as well as catalogs (costs subtracted from invoice).
* You'll also need to give them a negotiated number of free copies for promotional purposes, along with "Distributor One Sheets" (fact sheets with promotion and marketing plans and price information) and "P.O.P."s (Point of Purchase) items, like posters, flyers, cardboard standups etc., for in-store display.[8]
o Distributor One Sheets should have the following information on a single sheet: label's logo and contact information, artist name/logo, catalog # and UPC code (barcode), list price (i.e. $15.98) of each available format, release date (to radio), street date (for retailers, if different from release date), brief artist background description, selling points (discounts, marketing, and promotion plans).
o All promotional product need to have the artwork punched, clipped, or drilled" to make sure that they aren't returned to the distributor as "cleans" (retail product).
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Keep your fingers crossed. In the music industry, it's often hit or miss. Hopefully, the music will connect with your market and sales will take off, but some of your music, sooner or later, will bomb. Try to make it so that the big successes cover the losses, with extra left over to pay for operating expenses (and your own paycheck, so you can keep doing what you love without starving).
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* If the artists has had success in a particular market already, you can send the recording to distributors before you send it to radio station so that people can buy the records once they hear the music.[9]
* Some labels double as the artists' management.[10]
* As you get better known you may start touring the country and even abroad. Just one or two albums can skyrocket you to success. However, never rest on your laurels as your competition is never far behind. It will not take them long to start butchering your work. Keep one step ahead of them by protecting your rights and finding new, unique talent. In this way you will keep a hold on the market.
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* Money is the biggest issue of any business so make sure you have figured out your money situation.
* Be prepared for long hours.
* Always set money aside for marketing and promotion.
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* http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/articles/distributors.htm - Significant research source for information on dealing with distributors.
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/distribution/startlabelp01.shtml - Research source.
* http://www.enigmafon.com/- Spam free music business and commentary from a real record label owner
1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/distribution/startlabelp01.shtml
2. ↑ http://www.salary.com/careers/layouthtmls/crel_display_Cat10_Ser141_Par241.html
3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/distribution/startlabelp01.shtml
4. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/distribution/startlabelp01.shtml
5. ↑ http://www.stylecareer.com/indierecord_label.shtml
6. ↑ http://musicians.about.com/od/beingamusician/f/recordingcosts.htm
7. ↑ http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/articles/distributors.htm
8. ↑ http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/articles/distributors.htm
9. ↑ http://www.salary.com/careers/layouthtmls/crel_display_Cat10_Ser141_Par241.html
10. ↑ http://www.askmen.com/fashion/how_to_300/332b_how_to.html
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Too many are dying in Chicago
It's honestly becoming too much, and I guess today I'm just pissed off because Lost a friend last night because he was just trying to stop a fight and once the fight ended a car comes around and he get's popped off. It's like damn he tried to stop it . And to be honest listening to the news it bothered me but didn't bother me enough to make me break down, because i didn't know the reasons or what really happened behind those deaths but I know the reason behind this one and it was foolish one. No matter the reason nobody deserves to have their life taken. It just makes me wonder about the other children, if it gets any foolish than this reason surely I'm pissed off. Who the hell do you think you are to claim ownership over someone else life , Are You serious? You know, Back in the day you used to fight with the guns on your arms and not the ones in your pockets. We are killing our future so please, We're killing our babies.If you lost someone just post their name or just say what you have to say to this blog.Truly in my prayers,I'm sadden that I had to come home and hear my mom share this story with me, so much love to Deonate and may you rest in peace.
Deontae Smith, 19-year-old R.I.P. [ gone but not forgotten]
Deontae Smith, 19-year-old R.I.P. [ gone but not forgotten]
Thursday, April 30, 2009
mistakes
I’m telling you ,I’m in need of more.
Much more than what lies beneath
My Worn out eye shadow eyelids .
Much more than a snuggle or a kiss
But I’m afraid such answer to a craving doesn’t exist.
There’s those who feed off love, can’t live without it.
Slowly die when they think they have it
Only to find out that it was just a blur illusion in the end.
Disappointed they become.
So they mumble foolish mockery:
Fuck this I will never love again.
But-
Weeks later you think you found love again.
My mother says there's a shortage of black men
But if you talk to a man he'll tell you there's a shortage of black women
and women liking women . but claim there's a shortage in dildos.
Maybe they recalled those .
There's Somalia infested in those as in the peanuts and pistachios.
Women are emotionally imbalance ,clingy they want it if you got it.'
Males are secretly clingy and have extremely low self esteem.
But claim hardness when they wax and shave their ding lings.
Secretly behind their hardrock act they dream of loving a woman that knows how to act.
Humorous it is to me.
That we love carelessly.
And complain when you planned it all out
And it all went wrong.
Did it ever cross your mind that maybe planning period is wrong.
Love is a natural disease
The solution to it
Cannot fit on a sticky note or a post it
So take your Sharpie and choke it .
Take your dry eraser boards and stroke it.
Clean your calendars off and stop searching for love.
And realize it's a spiritual answer .
it comes only from above.
And finally look in the mirror and say
It's prefectly okay to make a mistake.
Much more than what lies beneath
My Worn out eye shadow eyelids .
Much more than a snuggle or a kiss
But I’m afraid such answer to a craving doesn’t exist.
There’s those who feed off love, can’t live without it.
Slowly die when they think they have it
Only to find out that it was just a blur illusion in the end.
Disappointed they become.
So they mumble foolish mockery:
Fuck this I will never love again.
But-
Weeks later you think you found love again.
My mother says there's a shortage of black men
But if you talk to a man he'll tell you there's a shortage of black women
and women liking women . but claim there's a shortage in dildos.
Maybe they recalled those .
There's Somalia infested in those as in the peanuts and pistachios.
Women are emotionally imbalance ,clingy they want it if you got it.'
Males are secretly clingy and have extremely low self esteem.
But claim hardness when they wax and shave their ding lings.
Secretly behind their hardrock act they dream of loving a woman that knows how to act.
Humorous it is to me.
That we love carelessly.
And complain when you planned it all out
And it all went wrong.
Did it ever cross your mind that maybe planning period is wrong.
Love is a natural disease
The solution to it
Cannot fit on a sticky note or a post it
So take your Sharpie and choke it .
Take your dry eraser boards and stroke it.
Clean your calendars off and stop searching for love.
And realize it's a spiritual answer .
it comes only from above.
And finally look in the mirror and say
It's prefectly okay to make a mistake.
Sniper
I smoke a square .
Yeah so what?
Yeah like the ghetto girl jumping rope would say
Bitch and what
You don’t know me !
You don’t know who I be.
Young proud African queen.
Black sistah with knowledge
Thugs on the block define that as being a Bitch
I concur with this
I embrace their - IG
NORANCE.
And ignore their very existence,
The inhaling of the breath
The contracting of their lungs.
The Exhaling of
That Joint
That Green
That Sticky Icky
High off Justice. I am High off a Spiritual substance
Similar to Gandhi but I am not on my knees
Similar to Malcolm but I can give two fucks about an X
Powerful like Luther equivalent to the King. I am the Queen
Of the Jungle . Tarzan’s Jane excluding the tree house
And chilling in the Penthouse of the Marriot .
You Tarzan ?
I am Jane.
Now
See
Spot
Run.
Let’s do the damn thing and fall in everlasting love. That Non-structural love.
I am not your parole officer
I will not be phoning you up every minute of the 24 hour.
I am not your mother
Nor am I your brother
So do not entitle me as ‘Ma’ or ‘Dude’ or your ‘G’
Insults are the absolute negatives of me.
Judge me Yes.
Judge me Not.
I smoke a square
And ?
So what?
Cancer is a disease of the human body
I was born irregular , my soul evaporated through the pores of my African skin.
A body is like an automobile I hop out just like I jump in.
Judge me Yes.
Judge me Not.
I am like a Sniper with a revolutionize plot.
Toxic chemical for your overall being.
Mark 'this bitch' with a red skull and
Draw a Vertical line through it.
I smoke a square
So the fuck what .
Drop it in the middle of a busy downtown street
During Rush hour
And watch hell
Explode all over me.
-angy_the artist
Yeah so what?
Yeah like the ghetto girl jumping rope would say
Bitch and what
You don’t know me !
You don’t know who I be.
Young proud African queen.
Black sistah with knowledge
Thugs on the block define that as being a Bitch
I concur with this
I embrace their - IG
NORANCE.
And ignore their very existence,
The inhaling of the breath
The contracting of their lungs.
The Exhaling of
That Joint
That Green
That Sticky Icky
High off Justice. I am High off a Spiritual substance
Similar to Gandhi but I am not on my knees
Similar to Malcolm but I can give two fucks about an X
Powerful like Luther equivalent to the King. I am the Queen
Of the Jungle . Tarzan’s Jane excluding the tree house
And chilling in the Penthouse of the Marriot .
You Tarzan ?
I am Jane.
Now
See
Spot
Run.
Let’s do the damn thing and fall in everlasting love. That Non-structural love.
I am not your parole officer
I will not be phoning you up every minute of the 24 hour.
I am not your mother
Nor am I your brother
So do not entitle me as ‘Ma’ or ‘Dude’ or your ‘G’
Insults are the absolute negatives of me.
Judge me Yes.
Judge me Not.
I smoke a square
And ?
So what?
Cancer is a disease of the human body
I was born irregular , my soul evaporated through the pores of my African skin.
A body is like an automobile I hop out just like I jump in.
Judge me Yes.
Judge me Not.
I am like a Sniper with a revolutionize plot.
Toxic chemical for your overall being.
Mark 'this bitch' with a red skull and
Draw a Vertical line through it.
I smoke a square
So the fuck what .
Drop it in the middle of a busy downtown street
During Rush hour
And watch hell
Explode all over me.
-angy_the artist
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Tattooed Messiah X
Tattooed Messiah X
Take me away like a coke
Not the imported from China Version
But the imported from the Islands of Peru
You are my drug
I take you in
close my eyes
And Fly
You can't see wings but trust me I'm in the sky.
With my hand out waiting for God to pass by.
With my Chuck Taylor Parallel to the Devil's Eye.
Smirk On my face defamation all over the fucking Place.
I'm an outlaw to your heart .
Throw me down and ink me up insert 'Jesse James' on my rear end on up.
I'm in love with you.
I'm in lust for you.
I'm an endangered species
On the loose and I'm easy for you.
Easy like Sunday Morning
Sweet like Milk and Honey
Lovely like Eternal Love
Greatly Blessed by your Presence
I give Honor to the one above.
Owner of my heart
Creator of my Soul
Best-friend when questionable who's to love.
You can't see the wings but trust me they're there
Hidden from those who are afraid to use theirs.
Waiting for God to pass me by.
I am Free,
Shackles are like Ghost busters to me .
Pointless when you are indeed a Ghost yourself.
I think I'm in need of not a cardiologist but some mental help.
You have in-put a blood clog on my membrane
Causing Damage to my heart and my brain.
Damn you're Dangerous.
Perhaps a Cannibalist?
Motherfucking Neanderthal?
Coming in my life consuming my soul
Making me encounter dreams for more
When I know I don't need it
And I don't need you.
You are Hypo-tension to my Heart
Psycho Trauma to my Brain
Slippery Roads in the rain.
You are Dangerous
But somehow you've managed to lift me off Solid grounds
Or maybe perhaps I am wrong
Maybe I've been Flying all along.
You can't see my wings but trust me I'm in the sky with my hand out waiting for God to pass by and my chuck Taylor parallel to the Devil's Eye.
No, I am Dangerous.
Angy_the artist ©
Take me away like a coke
Not the imported from China Version
But the imported from the Islands of Peru
You are my drug
I take you in
close my eyes
And Fly
You can't see wings but trust me I'm in the sky.
With my hand out waiting for God to pass by.
With my Chuck Taylor Parallel to the Devil's Eye.
Smirk On my face defamation all over the fucking Place.
I'm an outlaw to your heart .
Throw me down and ink me up insert 'Jesse James' on my rear end on up.
I'm in love with you.
I'm in lust for you.
I'm an endangered species
On the loose and I'm easy for you.
Easy like Sunday Morning
Sweet like Milk and Honey
Lovely like Eternal Love
Greatly Blessed by your Presence
I give Honor to the one above.
Owner of my heart
Creator of my Soul
Best-friend when questionable who's to love.
You can't see the wings but trust me they're there
Hidden from those who are afraid to use theirs.
Waiting for God to pass me by.
I am Free,
Shackles are like Ghost busters to me .
Pointless when you are indeed a Ghost yourself.
I think I'm in need of not a cardiologist but some mental help.
You have in-put a blood clog on my membrane
Causing Damage to my heart and my brain.
Damn you're Dangerous.
Perhaps a Cannibalist?
Motherfucking Neanderthal?
Coming in my life consuming my soul
Making me encounter dreams for more
When I know I don't need it
And I don't need you.
You are Hypo-tension to my Heart
Psycho Trauma to my Brain
Slippery Roads in the rain.
You are Dangerous
But somehow you've managed to lift me off Solid grounds
Or maybe perhaps I am wrong
Maybe I've been Flying all along.
You can't see my wings but trust me I'm in the sky with my hand out waiting for God to pass by and my chuck Taylor parallel to the Devil's Eye.
No, I am Dangerous.
Angy_the artist ©
Living Homeless In Chicago
All across Chicago bells are gracefully ringing; people are shopping excessively in areas throughout the city this is all to prepare for the Holidays which are just right around corner. While some will be eagerly waiting to unwrap Christmas gifts or sharing Thanksgiving dinner with their families a huge amount of Chicagoans will be slumbering in abandon warehouses, or under rat infested train el stations, and piling up to fight the harsh weather in overcrowded homeless shelters.
Recently, Mayor Daley of Chicago pledged to end homelessness in the city that happens to be one of the top cities in America next to New York with a dramatic count of people living on the streets. However, the question that Time Magazine poses for the Chicagoans would be; is it possible for Daley to get rid of homelessness by the year of 2012, the year in which he pledged to end it completely? Well, with organizations such as the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) program being a huge involvement for homeless people; it might just be possibly close to a mission accomplished.
In the year of 2002 the Chicago census shown that; 78 percent of single homeless individuals are in fact males, 47 percent of that are living in poverty, 38 percent are poor, and 37 percent is the amount that are extremely poor. To take action against homelessness in the following year Mayor Daley signed a 10-year plan to end it. The plan supposedly will be used to eliminate the system that provides those who are homeless, with the usage of shelters and replace it with one that will move people without housing into to permanent housing and aid them with service once they are placed in their new housing program.
CCH is a coalition that deals strictly with professionals who are equipped with a strong enough experience that can perhaps put an end to homelessness. The program employs legal advocates, development specialist, and policy experts. The CCH defines homelessness as an issue that is created by a set of factors in which a there is a shortage in a supply of jobs and affordable housing. The coalition points a finger at society and feels that homelessness is in result of “ society’s lack of care” for minorities and people who can’t necessary afford what they might consider to be affordable housing.
In the year 2007 the coalition was able to aid 87 percent of young adults so that they could move into the CCH programs. They received aiding with: schools, clothing funds, jobs, and shelter. Unfortunately, that same year another 52 percent of youth was turned away in a result of lack of space.
“We work to relocate those youths and help them receive help from other programs across of Chicago, we have an enormous amount of people and a wonderful youth program it’s unfortunate that we can’t find room for everyone. We do continue to help,” said Beth Cunningham the youth Attorney, in a respond to turning homeless youths way.
“Our coalition is constantly, seeking ways to raise money so that we can grow and work to reduce the amount of individuals living on the streets in Chicago… because if we can start here than we can help everywhere else,” said Sherry Johnson, a director over the program. Johnson also says that the coalition needs to raise more money in order to aid more people , which is why the coalition sponsor events and ask for plenty of donations.
Johnson’s service along with many other organizations that work together to create a fresh start for those who have lost their jobs, grown up with a tough lifestyle, experienced problems with addictions, and have just fallen completely below the waistline of society has helped to greatly reduce homeless in Chicago.
January 5th of 2007 marked the day that agencies and homeless shelters all over the City of Chicago would all come together, to give a count that would determine whether or not Mayor Daley’s 2002 policy was actually creating a change. The census came out marking a decrease in 12 percent from the 2005 last count. There were now 5,922 individuals living homeless in Chicago compared to that of 2005 when there was up to 7,000 people without housing. The number of actual homeless families also decreased to 598 when it was 785 in the year of 2005. In response to Times Magazine when they ran an aid asking can Daley fix the homeless problem according to those numbers The homeless shelters and Daley’s new permanent housing project had actually shown progress.
On Thanksgiving, Claire Hudacin decided to volunteer her time at a homeless shelter. “It was a wonderful experience, the sad thing is that there were many children there…but everyone was really nice and thankful. She spent her holidays sharing it with those in needs.
“If people didn’t have such a big issue with giving then I don’t think there would be so many out in need,” said Hudacin. She says she mat some incredibly nice people with big heart that thanked her with lots of hugs and kids made artistic craft work for her. “Not all Homeless people are in their position for terrible reasons,” she said explaining that people shouldn’t be quick to pass judgments.
Dale Walsh, a Chicagoan who recites poetry for just a little bit of money in downtown Chicago is just one of the few that says he’s not living in homeless shelters because of anything like drugs or violence.
“No one should be homeless living in America ‘supposedly the land of the free’. People look at me and assume crack head just because I’m out here on these trains and in these streets doing poetry asking people for money,” said Walsh who spends his time on the Jackson train stop and even on Michigan Ave on warmer days reciting poetry that he takes the time to type out himself. Walsh says that people sometimes can walk pass and mumble the most hurtful things his way.
“I am no addict, I am someone who’s aware that the ‘land of the free’ isn’t so damn free!” said Walsh with aggressiveness in his voice. “Clearly something is wrong with the picture that society continuously paints, let’s fact it…it just isn’t reality,” he expresses his feelings on the poverty and America’s ways.
What is known as uptown Chicago could possibly be the area of in the city that is well-known for its enormous amount of individuals living in the community without shelter. This area is between Wilson Ave and Lawerence el stop. The outreach program known as “REST” works between those areas to reduce and help those who are living on the streets in uptown Chicago.
Rest was created in 1979 when a few Chicagoans noticed a man sitting out in the cold and went to approach him to offer help but it turned out that they were too late; the man had already frozen to death. So the program was created to prevent people from living under unhealthy conditions by preventing issues like that from occurring again.
“You know, being Homeless is different, it is not a disease nor is it like a tummy ache. No, this isn’t a sick thing. It’s more like something that can be easily avoided thing. Therefore it can be easily cure too. So you ask do I think it can be cured? Yes, I definitely do, “said Julia Chambers of the Rest Association.
All across Chicago warm-hearted people are reaching out to help those in needs and while Mayor Daley, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, and Rest all have goals that they wish to reach together. The fact is according to the recent Homeless census the amount of individuals without a place to call home is reducing slowly, while it is not a process that can occur obviously overnight it is slowly but surely getting done.
Recently, Mayor Daley of Chicago pledged to end homelessness in the city that happens to be one of the top cities in America next to New York with a dramatic count of people living on the streets. However, the question that Time Magazine poses for the Chicagoans would be; is it possible for Daley to get rid of homelessness by the year of 2012, the year in which he pledged to end it completely? Well, with organizations such as the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) program being a huge involvement for homeless people; it might just be possibly close to a mission accomplished.
In the year of 2002 the Chicago census shown that; 78 percent of single homeless individuals are in fact males, 47 percent of that are living in poverty, 38 percent are poor, and 37 percent is the amount that are extremely poor. To take action against homelessness in the following year Mayor Daley signed a 10-year plan to end it. The plan supposedly will be used to eliminate the system that provides those who are homeless, with the usage of shelters and replace it with one that will move people without housing into to permanent housing and aid them with service once they are placed in their new housing program.
CCH is a coalition that deals strictly with professionals who are equipped with a strong enough experience that can perhaps put an end to homelessness. The program employs legal advocates, development specialist, and policy experts. The CCH defines homelessness as an issue that is created by a set of factors in which a there is a shortage in a supply of jobs and affordable housing. The coalition points a finger at society and feels that homelessness is in result of “ society’s lack of care” for minorities and people who can’t necessary afford what they might consider to be affordable housing.
In the year 2007 the coalition was able to aid 87 percent of young adults so that they could move into the CCH programs. They received aiding with: schools, clothing funds, jobs, and shelter. Unfortunately, that same year another 52 percent of youth was turned away in a result of lack of space.
“We work to relocate those youths and help them receive help from other programs across of Chicago, we have an enormous amount of people and a wonderful youth program it’s unfortunate that we can’t find room for everyone. We do continue to help,” said Beth Cunningham the youth Attorney, in a respond to turning homeless youths way.
“Our coalition is constantly, seeking ways to raise money so that we can grow and work to reduce the amount of individuals living on the streets in Chicago… because if we can start here than we can help everywhere else,” said Sherry Johnson, a director over the program. Johnson also says that the coalition needs to raise more money in order to aid more people , which is why the coalition sponsor events and ask for plenty of donations.
Johnson’s service along with many other organizations that work together to create a fresh start for those who have lost their jobs, grown up with a tough lifestyle, experienced problems with addictions, and have just fallen completely below the waistline of society has helped to greatly reduce homeless in Chicago.
January 5th of 2007 marked the day that agencies and homeless shelters all over the City of Chicago would all come together, to give a count that would determine whether or not Mayor Daley’s 2002 policy was actually creating a change. The census came out marking a decrease in 12 percent from the 2005 last count. There were now 5,922 individuals living homeless in Chicago compared to that of 2005 when there was up to 7,000 people without housing. The number of actual homeless families also decreased to 598 when it was 785 in the year of 2005. In response to Times Magazine when they ran an aid asking can Daley fix the homeless problem according to those numbers The homeless shelters and Daley’s new permanent housing project had actually shown progress.
On Thanksgiving, Claire Hudacin decided to volunteer her time at a homeless shelter. “It was a wonderful experience, the sad thing is that there were many children there…but everyone was really nice and thankful. She spent her holidays sharing it with those in needs.
“If people didn’t have such a big issue with giving then I don’t think there would be so many out in need,” said Hudacin. She says she mat some incredibly nice people with big heart that thanked her with lots of hugs and kids made artistic craft work for her. “Not all Homeless people are in their position for terrible reasons,” she said explaining that people shouldn’t be quick to pass judgments.
Dale Walsh, a Chicagoan who recites poetry for just a little bit of money in downtown Chicago is just one of the few that says he’s not living in homeless shelters because of anything like drugs or violence.
“No one should be homeless living in America ‘supposedly the land of the free’. People look at me and assume crack head just because I’m out here on these trains and in these streets doing poetry asking people for money,” said Walsh who spends his time on the Jackson train stop and even on Michigan Ave on warmer days reciting poetry that he takes the time to type out himself. Walsh says that people sometimes can walk pass and mumble the most hurtful things his way.
“I am no addict, I am someone who’s aware that the ‘land of the free’ isn’t so damn free!” said Walsh with aggressiveness in his voice. “Clearly something is wrong with the picture that society continuously paints, let’s fact it…it just isn’t reality,” he expresses his feelings on the poverty and America’s ways.
What is known as uptown Chicago could possibly be the area of in the city that is well-known for its enormous amount of individuals living in the community without shelter. This area is between Wilson Ave and Lawerence el stop. The outreach program known as “REST” works between those areas to reduce and help those who are living on the streets in uptown Chicago.
Rest was created in 1979 when a few Chicagoans noticed a man sitting out in the cold and went to approach him to offer help but it turned out that they were too late; the man had already frozen to death. So the program was created to prevent people from living under unhealthy conditions by preventing issues like that from occurring again.
“You know, being Homeless is different, it is not a disease nor is it like a tummy ache. No, this isn’t a sick thing. It’s more like something that can be easily avoided thing. Therefore it can be easily cure too. So you ask do I think it can be cured? Yes, I definitely do, “said Julia Chambers of the Rest Association.
All across Chicago warm-hearted people are reaching out to help those in needs and while Mayor Daley, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, and Rest all have goals that they wish to reach together. The fact is according to the recent Homeless census the amount of individuals without a place to call home is reducing slowly, while it is not a process that can occur obviously overnight it is slowly but surely getting done.
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