Greg Taylor, a Renton City Council member and local businessman, has received the Human Services and Equity Award for an Individual from the South King Council of Human Services.

The award was presented to Taylor at the organization’s annual luncheon June 26.

“I’m honored to receive this award from SKCHS that recognizes, values and validates work that addresses equity and racial disproportionality in our region,” Taylor said.

In presenting the award, the organization wrote that “in order to address racial disproportionality in our region, Renton City Council member Greg Taylor has actively engaged new community members in the political process, building bridges to the unconnected and listening carefully to learn about their hopes and interests. In working on local and regional issues, he draws attention to the great assets in our communities.”

According to its website, for more than 25 years, South King Council of Human Services “has worked to ensure that the people of South King County continue to have access to the basic building blocks of a strong society: health care, housing and human services.”