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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and available financing. Etsy sellers may be eligible for financial 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 excellent 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 Hurricane Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-term rebuilding for makers in the area. Program information for future financing stages will be announced in 2026.

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

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The Center runs multiple clinics each year in partnership with volunteer lawyers, arts specialists, and regional companies, with brand-new clinics reacting to emerging legal issues in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) supplies pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies across all artistic disciplines.