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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency and readily available funding. Etsy sellers might be qualified for financial support 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 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 companies in Western North Carolina impacted by Cyclone Helene. The fund consists of phased programs focused on emergency situation relief, recovery, and long-term rebuilding for makers in the area. Program information for future financing phases will be announced in 2026.

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Assistance consists of legal aid for persecuted or censored artists, help with resettlement and work permission in the United States, and legal support for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social modification. Center for Art Law uses pro bono legal assessments for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Centers.

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The Center runs multiple clinics each year in collaboration with volunteer attorneys, arts professionals, and local organizations, with new clinics reacting to emerging legal concerns in modern and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) supplies pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies across all creative disciplines.