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CERF+ also administers additional relief programs depending on the nature of the emergency and available funding. Etsy sellers may be qualified for monetary support administered in partnership 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 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 Cyclone Helene. The fund consists of phased programs concentrated on emergency relief, healing, and long-lasting restoring for makers in the region. Program information for future funding phases will be revealed in 2026.

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Support includes legal help 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. For Art Law offers pro bono legal assessments for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Clinics.

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The Center runs numerous centers each year in partnership with volunteer lawyers, arts specialists, and regional organizations, with new clinics responding 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 organizations across all artistic disciplines.