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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and readily available funding. Etsy sellers may be eligible for monetary assistance administered in partnership with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared natural catastrophe and are U.S.-based sellers with an active Etsy account in great 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 affected by Hurricane Helene. The fund consists of phased programs focused on emergency situation relief, healing, and long-lasting restoring for makers in the region. Program information for future funding phases will be announced in 2026.

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

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The Center runs several clinics each year in partnership with volunteer attorneys, arts experts, and regional organizations, with new clinics responding to emerging legal problems in contemporary 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 throughout all artistic disciplines.