{"id":19305,"date":"2023-01-03T13:53:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T13:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=19305"},"modified":"2025-02-17T13:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:00:28","slug":"steve-lawson-recognized-with-urban-league-of-hampton-roads-martin-luther-king-jr-community-leader-award","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/news\/steve-lawson-recognized-with-urban-league-of-hampton-roads-martin-luther-king-jr-community-leader-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Lawson Recognized with Urban League of Hampton Roads Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leader Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NORFOLK, VA \u2013 January 3, 2023 \u2013<\/strong> We are proud to share that Lawson Chairman, Steve Lawson is the recipient of the 39<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Leader Award in the Housing category.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 1984, the Urban League of Hampton Roads Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leaders Awards are presented to individuals or groups who exemplify service, demonstrate the values modeled by Dr. King, and make significant contributions to the Hampton Roads community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawson, a third-generation real estate builder and developer continues a family tradition of creating top-quality affordable housing in Virginia as Chairman of the real estate company his father, Bob Lawson launched in 1972.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy father instilled in us a duty to make a positive impact in the community.\u201d, said Lawson. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly fortunate to be able to do that through the creation of affordable housing throughout Virginia. Dad was among the first developers to recognize the power of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, and we continue to build on his vision of creating affordable housing that rivals market-rate rentals in the communities we serve.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 39th Annual MLK Community Leaders Awards Program will be held virtually at 8:00am on Monday, January 16<sup>th<\/sup> at www.ulhr.org.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19306 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19306 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1.png 900w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lawson Chairman, Steve Lawson<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Lawson<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Lawson, we understand that what we do \u2013 and how we do it \u2013 affects the everyday lives of people we care about. Since 1972 we\u2019ve focused on positively impacting people, from team members and residents to investors and business partners. We manage and own nearly 6,000 apartment units and continue to grow with approximately 1,200 units in development. Our business model provides vertical integration of development, construction, property management and asset management, which enables our team of experts to add value at every stage for our partners. When you act with integrity, focus on quality and work to find creative solutions, great things are possible. It\u2019s how we\u2019ve done business at Lawson for over 50 years. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawsoncompanies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.lawsoncompanies.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Urban League of Hampton Roads<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission of the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc. (ULHR) is to enable African Americans and others to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. The ULHR implements its mission by providing services and programs in education, employment, health, and housing to Hampton Roads communities through direct services, advocacy, research, policy analysis, community mobilization and collaboration throughout communities. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulhr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.ulhr.org<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"news-topic":[236],"class_list":["post-19305","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-topic-development"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Steve Lawson Recognized with Urban League of Hampton Roads Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leader Award - Lawson Companies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/news\/steve-lawson-recognized-with-urban-league-of-hampton-roads-martin-luther-king-jr-community-leader-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Steve Lawson Recognized with Urban League of Hampton Roads Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leader Award - 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