RAPID CITY, SD—Fall season is upon us and Halloween is just around the corner. Kids throughout the community will be parading through neighborhoods in colorful costumes knocking on doors seeking tiny sweet treats before you know it.

For a fourth consecutive year, Journey On and the Rapid City Police Department’s Community Engagement Team are seeking donations of candy and costumes to support youth in need and to support the many safe trick or treat events hosted throughout Rapid City in October. Donations can be dropped off at collection boxes in the City Hall lobby, 300 Sixth Street; Journey On Offices at 124 Quincy Street; and the Rapid City Police Department Substation outside of the Spirit of Halloween Store at the Uptown Mall.

Journey On will also be hosting Halloween Costume Boo-tiques for youth living in the Knollwood, Star Village and Sagebrush Flats neighborhoods. Youth will have a chance to pick out a costume or create one of their own to ensure they are able to participate in school-sponsored Halloween activities and in the safe Halloween events hosted throughout the community. Donations will be accepted through Wednesday, October 21.

In the previous three years of the candy donation drive, more than 26,000 pieces of candy have been donated to support safe trick or treat events and hundreds of donated costumes have ensured all youth had the ability to participate in the holiday fun. As residents prepare for trick-or-treaters this Halloween season, we ask the community to pick up an extra bag or two of candy and to consider donating a new or gently-used costume.