Experiment In Self Reliance, Inc.

ESR was chartered in 1964 and has served the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community for nearly 50 years, working to eliminate poverty and homelessness, and helping people help themselves. Like its sister Community Action Agencies (CAA’s) across the nation, ESR was born of the Equal Opportunities Act of 1964, the economic twin to the Civil Rights Act. In North Carolina, ESR was one of the original 11 CAA’s supported by Governor Terry Sanford’s North Carolina Fund. Our Mission: ESR helps “working low-income” and chronically homeless” individuals and families who are ready to help themselves achieve their full potential for functional, social, and economic self-reliance through the design and application of cost-effective, individualized “Client Success Plans.”

Housing Services; Emergency Assistance