Securing Urgent 2026 Hardship Help for Struggling Households

CERF+ likewise administers additional relief programs depending upon the nature of the emergency and available financing. Etsy sellers might be qualified for financial help administered in collaboration with CERF+ if they experienced a federally declared natural catastrophe 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 affected by Typhoon Helene. The fund includes phased programs focused on emergency relief, healing, and long-term rebuilding for makers in the area. Program details for future funding stages will be revealed in 2026.

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

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The Center runs multiple centers each year in collaboration with volunteer attorneys, arts specialists, and regional companies, with new centers responding to emerging legal concerns in modern and digital art. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLAA) supplies pro bono legal services to low-income artists and not-for-profit arts companies across all creative disciplines.