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CERF+ also administers extra relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency and readily available funding. Etsy sellers may be eligible for financial 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 organizations in Western North Carolina affected by Cyclone Helene. The fund consists of phased programs focused on emergency situation relief, healing, and long-lasting restoring for makers in the area. Program information for future financing stages will be announced in 2026.

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Assistance includes legal aid for persecuted 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 assessments for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center operates multiple clinics each year in collaboration with volunteer lawyers, arts professionals, and regional companies, with new clinics responding to emerging legal problems in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) offers pro bono legal services to low-income artists and nonprofit arts organizations throughout all creative disciplines.