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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and offered financing. Etsy sellers may be qualified for monetary support 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 great 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 Typhoon Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-lasting rebuilding for makers in the region. Program information for future funding stages will be revealed 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 assistance for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social modification. For Art Law provides pro bono legal consultations for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Centers.

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The Center runs numerous clinics each year in collaboration with volunteer lawyers, arts professionals, and local organizations, with new centers reacting to emerging legal concerns in modern and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) offers pro bono legal services to low-income artists and nonprofit arts organizations across all creative disciplines.