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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 financial help 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 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 companies in Western North Carolina impacted by Cyclone Helene. The fund consists of phased programs concentrated on emergency relief, healing, and long-lasting rebuilding for makers in the region. Program information for future funding phases will be revealed in 2026.

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Assistance consists of legal aid 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 change. For Art Law uses pro bono legal assessments for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center operates numerous clinics each year in collaboration with volunteer lawyers, arts professionals, and regional organizations, with new clinics reacting to emerging legal concerns in modern and digital art. Volunteer Legal Representatives for the Arts (VLAA) provides pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies across all artistic disciplines.