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CERF+ likewise administers additional relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency situation and available financing. Etsy sellers may be qualified 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 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 Cyclone Helene. The fund consists of phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-term restoring for makers in the region. Program details for future financing stages will be announced in 2026.

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Support includes legal help for persecuted or censored artists, support with resettlement and work permission in the United States, and legal assistance for artist-activists whose work advances human rights and social change. Center for Art Law offers pro bono legal consultations for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Centers.

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The Center operates several clinics each year in partnership with volunteer lawyers, arts professionals, and local companies, with new centers reacting to emerging legal issues in modern and digital art. Volunteer Attorneys for the Arts (VLAA) provides pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies throughout all artistic disciplines.