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CERF+ also administers extra relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency and offered financing. Etsy sellers might be qualified for financial help administered in partnership with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared natural catastrophe 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 companies in Western North Carolina impacted by Cyclone Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-lasting rebuilding for makers in the region. Program information for future funding stages will be revealed in 2026.

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Assistance includes legal aid for persecuted or censored artists, support with resettlement and work permission in the United States, and legal support for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social change. For Art Law provides pro bono legal assessments 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 professionals, and local organizations, with new clinics responding to emerging legal concerns in modern and digital art. Volunteer Attorneys for the Arts (VLAA) supplies pro bono legal services to low-income artists and nonprofit arts companies across all artistic disciplines.