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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and available funding. Etsy sellers may be qualified for financial assistance 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 disaster.

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The Center for Craft's WNC Craft Futures Fund supports craft artists and organizations in Western North Carolina impacted by Typhoon Helene. The fund includes phased programs concentrated on emergency situation relief, recovery, and long-term rebuilding for makers in the region. Program details for future financing stages will be announced in 2026.

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Assistance includes legal help for persecuted 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. 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 experts, and local companies, with brand-new clinics reacting to emerging legal concerns in modern and digital art. Volunteer Legal Representatives for the Arts (VLAA) offers pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts organizations across all artistic disciplines.