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Years in existence: 20 years
Total No. of employees: Two
Type of Nonprofit: 501(c)(3)
Populations served: Blair County
Area of focus: Facilitating partnerships between community and business to fight drug abuse and crime through proven law enforcement, treatment, and prevention techniques.
What services or programs does your nonprofit provide? Operation Our Town provides an annual grant to the Blair County Drug Task Force to reimburse overtime for drug enforcement operations and to help purchase equipment. OOT also holds a prevention grant cycle annually open to non-profit organizations, schools and government agencies to fund programs aimed at preventing and/or reducing drug abuse and/or crime in Blair County. The following Roundtables work to address drug abuse in Blair County through community projects and events in the following focus areas: Community Revitalization, Early Childhood Education, Faith-based, Housing, K-12 Education, Law Enforcement, Marketing, Northern Blair, Pharmacy.
Upcoming events: Landlord Educational Workshop - Nov. 13, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Altoona Grand Hotel; free to attend for landlords, property managers, housing agencies; 2027 Prevention Grant Cycle: Opens May 1, 2027; deadline for grant applications - June 4, 2027; $75,000 will be available to fund programs aimed at preventing and/or reducing drug abuse and/or crime in Blair County.
Additional information: To report drug activity anonymously, call the Push Out the Pusher Drug Hotline at 814-693-3020.
Contact information: 5508 Sixth Avenue, rear, Altoona, PA 16602; 814-296-8730; info@operationourtown.org
Website: www.operationourtown.org