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CERF+ also administers extra relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and readily available financing. Etsy sellers may be eligible for monetary assistance 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 disaster.

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The Center for Craft's WNC Craft Futures Fund supports craft artists and organizations in Western North Carolina affected by Typhoon Helene. The fund consists of phased programs focused on emergency situation relief, healing, and long-lasting restoring for makers in the region. Program information for future funding phases will be announced in 2026.

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Assistance includes legal help for maltreated or censored artists, assistance with resettlement and work permission in the United States, and legal assistance for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social change. Center 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 lawyers, arts professionals, and local organizations, with brand-new centers reacting to emerging legal issues in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) offers pro bono legal services to low-income artists and nonprofit arts companies across all artistic disciplines.