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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency situation and available funding. Etsy sellers might be eligible for monetary assistance administered in collaboration 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 impacted by Typhoon Helene. The fund consists of phased programs concentrated on emergency situation relief, recovery, and long-lasting restoring for makers in the area. Program information for future funding phases will be revealed in 2026.

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Support consists of legal aid 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 modification. For Art Law uses pro bono legal assessments for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Centers.

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The Center operates numerous clinics each year in partnership with volunteer lawyers, arts specialists, and local organizations, with new clinics responding to emerging legal problems in contemporary and digital art. Volunteer Legal Representatives for the Arts (VLAA) provides pro bono legal services to low-income artists and nonprofit arts organizations across all creative disciplines.