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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency and offered funding. Etsy sellers may be eligible for financial assistance administered in collaboration with CERF+ if they experienced a federally stated natural catastrophe and are U.S.-based sellers with an active Etsy account in good 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 affected by Typhoon Helene. The fund consists of phased programs focused on emergency relief, recovery, and long-term restoring for makers in the area. 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 support for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social modification. For Art Law offers pro bono legal assessments for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center operates multiple clinics each year in collaboration with volunteer lawyers, arts experts, and local companies, with brand-new clinics responding to emerging legal problems in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Attorneys for the Arts (VLAA) provides pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts organizations throughout all artistic disciplines.