Written by Tarek Polite for A Community Voice Lake Charles Housing Program Curriculum Pack
Mr. Lanny Roy
A Community Voice-President
The ACV homebuyer education is a unique program. The program was started over 25 years ago by Mr. Lanny Roy due to the lack of financial literacy in the low-income community. The program operates on a semester basis which is comprised of a six month period. Classes are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Lake Charles city hall from 6:30pm-8:00pm. A participant’s success is determined by their credit history demonstrated by a clean slate with all three major credit reporting bureaus and completion of all the courses taught during a semester. Upon completion of both of these requirements, participants receive a diploma demonstrating their completion of the program. Generally, upon receiving their diploma, participants may be eligible for assistance with down payment and closing cost through the City of Lake Charles which is subject to fund availability.
Through this program countless numbers of individuals and families have successfully moved into homeownership. Additionally for his work, Mr. Roy is known nationally and internationally having received numerous awards and accolades for his accomplishments working with low and minority communities for over 50 years as a community organizer and activist.
