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Dear Community Provider,

Welcome to the Sesame Street in Communities family! We’re excited to have you here. From our street to yours, this is your destination for:

• A robust library of activities, videos, storybooks, interactive games, and articles to engage and educate the kids and families in your care
• Guides for workshops to conduct with families
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Ways to connect with other providers

Hello Friends,

When a family member struggles with addiction, the whole family struggles. Children especially might experience big feelings like shame, guilt, or loneliness. As a caring grown-up, there are things you can do to comfort children and guide them through difficult moments. The resources on the Parental Addiction topic page can help families cope and thrive.

Explore ways you can support these resilient families!

Dear Community Provider,

Welcome to the Sesame Street in Communities family! We’re excited to have you here. From our street to yours, this is your destination for:

• A robust library of activities, videos, storybooks, interactive games, and articles to engage and educate the kids and families in your care
• Guides for workshops to conduct with families
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Ways to connect with other providers

Hello Friends,

Have you heard? Sesame Street turned 50 this month! The big five-oh! Can you believe it? After 50 years of leveraging the power of media and our furry, friendly Muppets to help kids and families grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, we can’t hide that we’re excited. But more than that, we’re grateful. We’re so thankful for parents, caregivers, and providers like you who care for children each and every day. Thank you for trusting us—inviting us into your homes, classrooms, and hearts!

Check out these playful resources to celebrate with us. Here’s to many more years of Sesame fun!

Hello Friends,

Have you heard? Sesame Street turned 50 this month! The big five-oh! Can you believe it? After 50 years of leveraging the power of media and our furry, friendly Muppets to help kids and families grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, we can’t hide that we’re excited. But more than that, we’re grateful. We’re so thankful for parents, caregivers, and providers like you who care for children each and every day. Thank you for trusting us—inviting us into your homes, classrooms, and hearts!

Check out these playful resources to celebrate with us. Here’s to many more years of Sesame fun!

Hello Friends,

When we laugh and learn together as a family, we create lasting memories. As the year comes to a close, take time to celebrate your own family or the families you care for. There are so many simple ways to strengthen connections: You might read a story together, share your favorite memories, or start a new tradition. Sesame Street in Communities offers lots of playful ways to bring families together. Explore today!

Hello Friends,

When we laugh and learn together as a family, we create lasting memories. As the year comes to a close, take time to celebrate your own family or the families you care for. There are so many simple ways to strengthen connections: You might read a story together, share your favorite memories, or start a new tradition. Sesame Street in Communities offers lots of playful ways to bring families together. Explore today!

This year, as part of our ongoing Caring for Each Other initiative, the Sesame Street team has been creating resources to help families stay healthy, find comfort, and learn playfully at home. Ahead of a holiday season that will look different for many children and families, we're launching even more resources to help them cope and stay connected.

A series of digital bundles, including new animations, articles, and printable activities, will help grown-ups and young children talk through and name big feelings like stress or fear, encourage positive caregiving strategies and routines, and help families find ways to celebrate together when far apart. Made possible by the generous support of Viatris, these new resources are global, and will reach families on six continents.

Click on the links below to explore the first three bundles in this series. You can find these resources and more on the initiative's landing page, SesameStreet.org/caring, and on the Health Emergencies topic page on Sesame Street in Communities.

Little Children, Big Challenges: Building Resilient Kids, Families, & Communities

Last week we launched Sesame Street in Communities in Baltimore, MD; Maricopa County, AZ; and Miami, FL with our special: Little Children, Big Challenges: Building Resilient Kids, Families, & Communities featuring children's questions and answers from experts and some familiar grown-up and Muppet faces from Sesame Street.

Learn more about how our new communities are overcoming challenging times here.

Gratitude, or thankfulness, is not just to make other people feel good. It helps you feel good-happier and more empathetic-too! Gratitude isn't reserved for just big things, either. Feeling thankful for small things is just as powerful: a loving hug, a puppy's soft fur, or a hot cup of coffee. The important part is to stop and notice what you have to be grateful for.

We've created a bundle that explores this topic and offers sweet, simple strategies to help you foster gratitude in your own life and in the lives of children and families you work with.
 

Oh, and one more thing-we want you to know that we're grateful for you! We know this year has been full of so much change and uncertainty. One thing that hasn't changed is how much you matter. The work you do matters, too. Hang in there and keep up the good work. Check out the resources below to help you.

Gratitude, or thankfulness, is not just to make other people feel good. It helps you feel good-happier and more empathetic-too! Gratitude isn't reserved for just big things, either. Feeling thankful for small things is just as powerful: a loving hug, a puppy's soft fur, or a hot cup of coffee. The important part is to stop and notice what you have to be grateful for.

We've created a bundle that explores this topic and offers sweet, simple strategies to help you foster gratitude in your own life and in the lives of children and families you work with.
 

Oh, and one more thing-we want you to know that we're grateful for you! We know this year has been full of so much change and uncertainty. One thing that hasn't changed is how much you matter. The work you do matters, too. Hang in there and keep up the good work. Check out the resources below to help you.

As you may know, the 2020 census deadline is rapidly approaching, as early as September 30. Sesame Workshop has resources to help families understand the importance of including all the children in their home on the census-and we need your help reaching them!

Recently, NBC published a joint op-ed by Jeffrey Dunn, president and CEO, Sesame Workshop, and Mark Del Monte, CEO and executive vice president, American Academy of Pediatrics, which urges grown-ups to ensure that all kids are counted. Check it out here.

We've also created a Census Kit to help remind families that every child deserves to be counted. The kit is FREE and features materials in English and Spanish.
 
The kit includes:

• 6 video PSAs and 1 audio PSA emphasizing the need to count all kids, and how the census brings resources to communities.
• 24x36 color poster encouraging everyone to Make Your Family Count!
• 8.5x11 flyer for caregivers describing how to complete the census.
• Social media graphics with suggested posts and hashtags

Hi Logan,

We're thankful for all those who continue to keep our communities running and care for families and children during this challenging time. That includes you! Your work is heroic, and we appreciate you!

Yesterday, with the support of Walgreens, we launched a new video to help celebrate other frontline workers like EMTs, grocers, doctors and nurses, and pharmacists. Share the video on your organization's social media accounts, send it to your own personal heroes, and most importantly, use it to connect with the families and children you serve.

Together, you might:

• Talk about what it means to help others and give children opportunities to show they care.

• Guide children's play to help them learn about different important helpers like bus drivers and scientists.

• Take a moment to share appreciation with parents and caregivers.

You can also be a part of the Caring for Each Other initiative to support families by liking, sharing, and retweeting our Sesame Street in Communities social posts. We've even created a social media toolkit for you! Find graphics to share to say thank you to heroes and neighborhood helpers!
 
A couple of weeks ago we started rolling out some new resources to help children cope with challenges they may be facing during this unique time. Explore the links below to learn how to help families cope and thrive.