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CERF+ likewise administers additional relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency situation and readily available financing. Etsy sellers may be qualified for monetary help administered in collaboration with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared 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 organizations in Western North Carolina affected by Typhoon Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-lasting restoring for makers in the area. Program information for future financing phases will be revealed in 2026.

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Assistance consists of legal help for persecuted or censored artists, help with resettlement and work authorization in the United States, and legal assistance for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social modification. Center 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 partnership with volunteer attorneys, arts professionals, and local companies, with brand-new clinics reacting to emerging legal issues in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Legal Representatives for the Arts (VLAA) supplies pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies across all creative disciplines.