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CERF+ also administers extra relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and available financing. Etsy sellers might be qualified for financial assistance 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 impacted by Cyclone Helene. The fund includes phased programs concentrated on emergency situation relief, recovery, and long-lasting restoring for makers in the area. Program details for future funding phases will be revealed in 2026.

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Assistance includes legal help for maltreated or censored artists, help 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 provides pro bono legal assessments for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center operates numerous clinics each year in collaboration with volunteer attorneys, arts professionals, and regional companies, with new clinics responding to emerging legal issues in modern and digital art. Volunteer Attorneys for the Arts (VLAA) offers pro bono legal services to low-income artists and nonprofit arts companies throughout all artistic disciplines.