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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency situation and readily available financing. Etsy sellers might be eligible for financial help administered in partnership with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared natural disaster and are U.S.-based sellers with an active Etsy account in excellent standing at the time of the catastrophe.

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The Center for Craft's WNC Craft Futures Fund supports craft artists and organizations in Western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-term rebuilding for makers in the area. Program information for future funding phases will be revealed in 2026.

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Support includes legal help for persecuted or censored artists, support with resettlement and work permission in the United States, and legal assistance for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social modification. Center for Art Law provides pro bono legal consultations for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center runs multiple clinics each year in collaboration with volunteer attorneys, arts specialists, and local companies, with new centers reacting to emerging legal problems in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Attorneys for the Arts (VLAA) supplies pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies throughout all creative disciplines.