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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency situation and offered financing. Etsy sellers may be qualified for monetary assistance administered in collaboration with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared natural disaster 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 Hurricane Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-lasting rebuilding for makers in the region. Program details for future funding phases will be announced in 2026.

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Support consists of legal aid for maltreated or censored artists, assistance with resettlement and work authorization in the United States, and legal assistance for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social change. For Art Law offers pro bono legal consultations for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center operates several clinics each year in collaboration with volunteer attorneys, arts specialists, and local companies, with brand-new clinics responding to emerging legal problems in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) provides pro bono legal services to low-income artists and nonprofit arts companies throughout all creative disciplines.