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arts community response to recent disasters
National Arts and Cultural Organizations Offering Relief Assistance
American Guild of Musical Artists and The Actors Fund
The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Relief Fund, in partnership with The Actors Fund, provides support and temporary financial assistance to members who are in need. This nationwide program provides comprehensive social services including counseling and referrals for personal, family, or work-related problems. Linkage is made to community resources for legal services, elder care, entitlement benefits, and childcare. Financial assistance is available for rent, utilities, mental health and medical care, as well as other basic living expenses. Grants are given based on need. Visit the website for eligibility information.
More Information:
729 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10019
T 800.221.7303
E-mail: info@actorsfund.org
Website: www.actorsfund.org/services/Partner_Programs/AGMA_Relief_Fund/index_html
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Architecture for Humanity
Architecture for Humanity is a charitable organization that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crisis and brings design services to communities in need. The national organization is raising funds to be distributed through a local chapter, Rebuild San Diego.
More Information:
848 Folsom, Suite 201
San Francisco, California 94107
T 415.332.6273
F 415.332.6283
E-mail: staff@architectureforhumanity.org
Website: www.architectureforhumanity.org
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Authors League Fund
The Fund gives open-ended, interest-free, no-strings-attached loans to professional writers and dramatists who find themselves in financial need.
More Information:
31 East 32nd Street, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10016
T 212.268.1208
F 212.564.5363
E-mail: authlgfund@aol.com
Website: www.authorsleaguefund.org
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Craft Emergency Relief Fund
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) provides assistance to help sustain a craft artist’s career when an emergency occurs. CERF emergency relief assistance includes:
- Grants up to $1,500
- Loans up to $8,000
- Booth fee waivers at craft shows
- Discounts on materials and equipment from craft suppliers
- Assistance with business development
More Information:
Les Snow
Operations and Financial Services Manager
PO Box 838
Montpelier, Vermont 05601
T 802.229.2306
F 802.223.6484
E-mail: les@craftemergency.org
Website: www.craftemergency.org/programs/relief
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Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund
The Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund is committed to helping jazz professionals—especially older musicians—overcome hard times and helping them get back on their feet, making emergency funds available for immediate needs.
More Information:
322 West 48th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10036
T 212.245.3999
E-mail: pledge@jazzfoundation.org
Website: www.jazzfoundation.org/emergency_fund.php
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Motion Picture and Television Fund
The Motion Picture & Television Fund helps the entertainment family in times of need by providing a vast array of social and financial assistance. Those who work or have worked in the movie and television industry may be eligible. Visit the website for more information.
More Information:
T 323.634.3888
Website: new.mptvfund.org/cm/Eligibility/Home.html
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Musicians Foundation
The Musicians Foundation helps professional musicians by providing emergency financial assistance in meeting current living, medical, or other expenses.
More Information:
875 6th Avenue, Suite 2303
New York, New York 10001
T 212.239.9137
F 212.239.9138
E-mail: info@musiciansfoundation.org
Website: www.musiciansfoundation.org
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Red Cross
The Red Cross has established a Safe and Well List, a registry for people in a disaster-effected area to let others around the world know they are out of harm's way. They also provide a listing of local Red Cross chapters and other locations providing immediate assistance.
More Information:
Website: www.safeandwell.org
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Society of Singers Financial Aid
The Society of Singers (SOS) helps singers meet financial needs resulting from crises or other circumstances. SOS offers comprehensive services to meet the multiple needs of professional singers internationally. Eligible applicants must have earned their primary living as professional singers for five or more years.
More Information:
6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 640
Los Angeles, California 90048
T 866.767.7671
E-mail: help@singers.org
Website: www.singers.org
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The Actors Fund
The Actors Fund has a comprehensive resource list compiled on their website that is easily searchable by category and state. This resource list: http://www.actorsfund.org/services/extPrograms includes categories like Emergency Financial Assistance, Disaster, and Funding, among others. The drop down menu is very easy to use.
More Information:
729 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10019
T 212.221.7300
E-mail: info@actorsfund.org
Website: www.actorsfund.org
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The Artists' Fellowship, Inc.
The Artists' Fellowship is a private, charitable foundation that assists professional visual artists and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement. Assistance is given without expectation of repayment. One does not need to be a member of the Artists' Fellowship to receive assistance.
More Information:
47 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
T 646.230.9833
E-mail: info@artistsfellowship.org
Website: www.artistsfellowship.com
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The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation’s mission is to aid those individuals who have worked as professional artists—including painters, sculptors, paper artists, and printmakers over a significant period of time. Applications are accepted throughout the year, and grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation encourages applications from artists who have genuine financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic. The Foundation will consider need on the part of an applicant for all legitimate expenditures relating to his or her professional work and personal living. Grant applications are available for download on the website.
More Information:
E-mail: grants@pkf.org
Website: www.pkf.org
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U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor offers National Emergency Grants that can be used to temporarily employ dislocated workers. These funds can be used to employ workers on projects that provide food, clothing, shelter, and other humanitarian assistance for disaster victims.
More Information:
Website: www.doleta.gov/neg/apply_neg.cfm
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U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration provides various types of loans for businesses of all sizes and homeowners and renters in the event of a disaster. This includes physical disaster loans, economic injury loans, military reservists' loans, and home and personal property loans. Visit their website for a Disaster Recovery Plan and detailed instruction on applying for assistance.
Rebuilding your home or business after a declared disaster could be easier with a long-term, low-interest loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration. If your property is damaged in a declared disaster area, you may be eligible for a loan from SBA. Homeowners and renters may apply for these loans to pay recovery costs not covered by insurance up to $40,000 to repair or replace clothing, furniture, cars or appliances damaged or destroyed in the disaster. Homeowners may apply for up to $200,000 to repair or replace their primary residence to its pre-disaster condition.
More Information:
T 800.659.2955
E-mail: disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
Website: www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance/index.html
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Writers Emergency Assistance Fund
The Writers Emergency Assistance Fund is administered through the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Charitable Trust. Its mission is to help established, freelance writers across the country who, because of advanced age, illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work. A writer need not be a member of ASJA to qualify for a grant. However, a grant applicant must establish a record of past professional freelance nonfiction writing over a sustained period of years.
More Information:
1501 Broadway, Suite 302
New York, New York 10036
T 212.997.0947
F 212.937.2315
E-mail: weaf@asja.org
Website: www.asja.org/weaf.php
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