Apply for public benefits online
Inyo County Aging and Social Services — CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, General Assistance/Relief · Inyo County Aging and Social Services
Forms
Applications, permits, sign-ups & requests around Bishop Area — and where to get each one
20 forms · the link opens the office's own page or PDF. Contact the listed office for help choosing a form.
Money & benefits
Application
Bishop office paper/in-person application path
Inyo County Aging and Social Services — CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, General Assistance/Relief · Inyo County Aging and Social Services
Submit 2026 LIHEAP application
Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action (IMACA) — LIHEAP energy bill assistance · Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action (IMACA)
Tribal TANF Cash Aid Application
OVCDC Tribal TANF — cash aid for families · Owens Valley Career Development Center
Families with a minor child at home and Native ancestry in the household; income and resource limits apply. Bring ID, tribal verification, birth certificates, Social Security cards and proof of income to your intake interview.
Call OVCDC Bishop about TANF eligibility
OVCDC Tribal TANF — cash aid for families · Owens Valley Career Development Center
Check whether your family qualifies and set up an intake interview before you apply.
Call 760-873-5107 · 2574 Diaz Lane, Bishop
Health
PRC eligibility screening and application
Toiyabe Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) — eligibility screening · Toiyabe Indian Health Project
Native patients in Toiyabe's service area who need care Toiyabe clinics do not provide. Tribal documentation is required and PRC staff decide eligibility and payment.
Call PRC at 760-873-6111, or ask for a PRC representative at the Bishop Clinic, 250 N. See Vee Lane
New patient registration packet
Toiyabe Indian Health Project — Bishop Clinic new patient registration · Toiyabe Indian Health Project
New medical patients at the Bishop Clinic, all ethnicities. Some services are for Native American patients only. Return the packet to the clinic or email registration@toiyabe.us.
Call the Bishop Clinic about becoming a patient
Toiyabe Indian Health Project — Bishop Clinic new patient registration · Toiyabe Indian Health Project
Ask which services are open to you, appointment availability, accepted insurance and charges.
Call 760-873-8464 · 250 N. See Vee Lane, Bishop
Start behavioral health intake
Inyo County Behavioral Health — Behavioral health service intake · Inyo County Behavioral Health
School & learning
Ask Head Start for the current enrollment application
Bishop Paiute Tribe, Bishop Indian Head Start — Preschool and school transportation · Bishop Paiute Tribe, Bishop Indian Head Start
Apply for library eCard
Inyo County Free Library — Bishop branch, library eCard and online resources · Inyo County Free Library
Begin new student enrollment
Bishop Unified School District — New student school enrollment · Bishop Unified School District
City, tribe & state
Request membership enrollment packet
Bishop Paiute Tribe — Tribal membership enrollment, record requests and burial assistance · Bishop Paiute Tribe
Call the CILS Bishop office for legal intake
California Indian Legal Services — Bishop office legal help · California Indian Legal Services
Free civil legal help for eligible Inyo, Mono and Alpine residents, and elder law help for Inyo and Mono residents 60 and older. Native and non-Native residents can ask.
Call 760-873-3581 · 873 N. Main Street, Suite 120, Bishop
Request enrollment record/card or change of address
Bishop Paiute Tribe — Tribal membership enrollment, record requests and burial assistance · Bishop Paiute Tribe
Elders & family
Call the Tribal Elders Program about meals and intake
Bishop Paiute Tribal Elders Program — Title VI meals and caregiver support · Bishop Paiute Tribe
Enrolled American Indians 55 and older, their spouses, and caregivers of homebound elders. An intake form is required before services.
Call 760-784-9243 · Elders Building, 350 N. Barlow Lane, Bishop
Ask about meals / home delivery
Eastern Sierra Area Agency on Aging (ESAAA), Inyo County — Bishop Senior Center, congregate and home-delivered meals · Eastern Sierra Area Agency on Aging (ESAAA), Inyo County
Food
Request WIC eligibility screening / enrollment
Inyo County WIC — WIC nutrition and food benefit program · Inyo County WIC
Utilities & travel
Plan a route / request Dial-a-Ride
Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (ESTA) — Public bus routes and Bishop Dial-a-Ride · Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (ESTA)
Culture
Call the Cultural Center to confirm hours
Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone Cultural Center — museum and gift shop · Bishop Paiute Tribe
Anyone planning to visit the museum or gift shop. The posted hours are summer hours; confirm today's hours first.
Call 760-873-8844 · 2300 West Line Street, Bishop