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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and available funding. Etsy sellers might be qualified for financial assistance administered in partnership with CERF+ if they experienced a federally stated natural disaster 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 companies in Western North Carolina impacted by Cyclone Helene. The fund consists of phased programs concentrated on emergency situation relief, recovery, and long-term restoring for makers in the region. Program details for future financing phases will be announced in 2026.

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

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The Center runs several clinics each year in partnership with volunteer attorneys, arts professionals, and local organizations, with new clinics reacting to emerging legal issues in modern and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) offers pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies across all artistic disciplines.