New 2026 Credit Relief Programs for Households

CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency situation and readily available financing. Etsy sellers may be eligible for financial help administered in collaboration with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared natural disaster 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 includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, recovery, and long-lasting rebuilding 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 support 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 Clinics.

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The Center runs several clinics each year in partnership with volunteer lawyers, arts professionals, and regional organizations, with new clinics responding to emerging legal problems in modern and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) provides pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts organizations throughout all artistic disciplines.