The fourth annual Jim Thorpe National Night Out will be held Tuesday at Jim Thorpe Memorial Park.

Dozens of nonprofit organizations will line the park from 6-10 p.m., many of which will hand out information on the services they provide."It's a way for people to learn about the negative issues facing our community and how these groups are fighting to combat them," said event coordinator Cindy Henning. "It also gives nonprofits a chance to raise funds for their groups so they can continue the awesome job they do for the community."Communities around the country have been holding similar events since 1984. The tradition reached Jim Thorpe in August 2012 and crowds have been consistently growing each year.The entry fee for Jim Thorpe's National Night Out is a new or used article of clothing, which will be donated to Operation School Wear, an organization that redistributes the clothing to children in the community.They will have a clothing giveaway at National Night Out.Nonprofits will also man food stands and entertainment will be provided by Daphne Gasker and the Eclectic Circus and a face painter."Two medical helicopters will land and tours will be given," Henning explained. "The Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department Smokehouse will be at the event to teach about fire safety."A speaker will address drug addiction and what it can do to a family.Steps to address addiction will also be discussed.Several national drug and alcohol use trends are headed in a positive direction.According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs continued to decline in 2014 among the nation's youth.Likewise, five-year trends continue to show significant decreases in alcohol use among all grades.Nine, 23.5 and 37.4 percent of eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders respectively reported using alcohol at least once a month, compared with 14.9 percent, 30.4 percent and 43.5 percent in 2009.The use of electronic cigarettes, however, was high among teens in 2014, with 8.7 percent of eighth-graders, 16.2 percent of 10th-graders, and 17.1 percent of 12th-graders using e-cigarettes."The prior three events were huge successes with last year having over 60 vendors and 2,500 attendees," Henning said. "It's a night of information, food, fun and entertainment."A rain date has been scheduled for Wednesday.