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CERF+ also administers extra relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and readily available funding. Etsy sellers may be eligible for financial support administered in collaboration with CERF+ if they experienced a federally stated 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 companies in Western North Carolina affected by Cyclone Helene. The fund consists of phased programs focused on emergency situation relief, healing, and long-term restoring for makers in the region. Program details for future financing phases will be revealed in 2026.

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Assistance consists of 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. For Art Law uses 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 lawyers, arts professionals, and local companies, with new clinics reacting to emerging legal concerns 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 creative disciplines.