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CERF+ also administers extra relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and offered funding. Etsy sellers may be eligible for financial support administered in partnership with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared 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 organizations in Western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency situation relief, recovery, and long-term restoring for makers in the region. Program details for future funding stages will be announced 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 consultations for visual artists through its Visual Artists' Legal Centers.

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The Center runs numerous centers each year in partnership with volunteer attorneys, arts specialists, and local organizations, with new centers responding to emerging legal problems in modern 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 artistic disciplines.