Mark Mintzer: Meets The Changing Times

EXTON, PA — Without community leaders, wouldn’t hum along nearly as smoothly as it does. We’d miss their contributions in big and small ways.

Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize these often unsung community leaders and celebrate their contributions.

This submission comes from Jeff Garrett, a reader who nominated Mark Mintzer.

How do you know this community leader?

Mark is the executive director of Youth Mentoring Partnership based in Exton.

What does this community leader do?

He oversees an at-risk program for economically challenged students in Philadelphia and Chester County.

Why do you believe the community leader should be recognized or honored?

His non-profit organization does very well, always grows to serve more students, and meets the changing times. The organization shifted to food relief during COVID-19 to help the families of the students it served in June 2020.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the community hero?

He is an involved community executive director who works on improving all components of the Youth Mentoring Partnership 23 years after it started.

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Correction: Jeff Garrett nominated Mark as a Community Leader. An earlier version of this story did not provide Jeff's name in the subheadline.