Featured Community Service Initiative
What is the Teal Pumpkin Project?
By displaying a teal pumpkin, participating families let trick-or-treaters know that their home offers a safe, non-food treat option, helping make Halloween more inclusive for children with food allergies, diabetes, celiac disease, sensory needs, and other medical conditions.
The Teal Pumpkin Project encourages households to offer non-food items alongside traditional candy, making trick-or-treating more inclusive for every child.
How Can I Participate?
Participating is simple and can make a meaningful difference for children and families in your community.
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Display a teal pumpkin to let families know your home offers a non-food treat option.
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Offer non-food items such as stickers, glow sticks, small toys, bubbles, or pencils alongside traditional candy.
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Register your home on the official Teal Pumpkin Project map so families can find participating locations.
Together, we can help make Halloween a more welcoming and inclusive experience for every child.
Local Community Project
Silent Strength Awareness is proud to launch Turning Our Streets Teal, our local Teal Pumpkin Project initiative.
Each Halloween, Moss Springs Road and Rutledge Hill Road in Columbia, SC close to vehicle traffic and welcome more than 1,000 trick-or-treaters. By encouraging participating households to display reusable teal pumpkins and offer non-food treat options, we're helping create a more inclusive Halloween for children with food allergies and other medical needs.
Together, we're turning our streets teal—creating a community where every child can safely experience the joy of trick-or-treating.
Become a Community Partner
Community partnerships help bring our initiatives to life. Together, we're creating a more inclusive community.
Community Partners
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Strom Law Firm
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Gameday Valet
Interested in partnering with Silent Strength Awareness? We'd love to work together to create lasting impact in our community.
Looking Ahead
More Community Service Initiatives Coming Soon