Elders may get the following for free:
– Appointment with an attorney who will write your Will, Power of Attorney, and Advance Health Care Directive for FREE. Make sure your wishes are honored after your death and if you cannot make financial or health care decisions for yourself. See below for how to register.

Drop-in booths (no appt necessary) with information and referrals for Elders, including:
– Intake and referral to long-term care
– Assistance applying for public benefits and appeals of SNAP delays
– Food Bank of Alaska
– Memory and dementia screenings

You must pre-register for an appointment to have a volunteer attorney write up your Will, Power of Attorney, and Advance Health Care Directive:

When: October 17, 2025
Time: 2 hour appointments
Where: Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
Denai’na Center, 600 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage
Second Floor, Tubughnenq’ Room 5

To have your free documents prepared by an attorney:

1. Complete this intake form:  EAWC Client Intake Form – PDF version or EAWC Client Intake Form – Word version). Couples may choose to complete a single intake form or separate forms.
2. Mail or email the form to the Alaska Bar Association (address on form) before October 16.
3. We will call you to schedule an appointment.
4. Bring your intake form and other important documents listed on the intake form to your appointment.
5. The volunteer attorney will write up your documents and you can sign and take them home that day.

You must complete steps 1 and 2, above,to make an appointment! 

If you need help completing the intake form, we have several ways you can get help:

1. Call the Alaska Bar Association at (907) 272-7469 and we will help you complete the form by phone or in person or mail you the form if you can do it yourself.
2. Attend a free presentation from an estate planning attorney on wills, powers of attorney, and advance health care directives to learn how these documents can serve to honor your wishes after your death and when you cannot make health and financial decisions for yourself. Volunteers will help clients fill out the intake form after the presentation. This free event will be held:

Saturday, September 27, 2025, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Loussac Library, 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage
2nd Floor, Beluga Room

3. Stop by one of the booths at the following events:

Friday, September 19, 2025, 10 AM – 2 PM
Alaska Legal Services Corporation booth
Veteran Stand Down
Ted Stevens International Airport, North Terminal

Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 9 AM to 4:30 PM
Alaska Bar Association booth
Project Homeless Connect
Egan Convention Center
555 W. Fifth Ave., Anchorage

October 14 and 15, 2025, 8 AM to 5 PM
Alaska Commission on Aging booth
First Alaskans Institute Elders and Youth Conference
Denai’na Center, 600 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage

4. Stop by the Elizabeth Peratrovich Legal Clinic (where you can also get a free 30-minute consultation with an attorney about non-criminal legal issues). You can also drop off your completed intake form and schedule your appointment with an attorney at: 

Elizabeth Peratrovich Legal Clinic
October 16, 2025, 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
Denai’na Center, 600 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage
Second Floor, Tubughnenq’ Room 5