Grover and child about too hug.

What We Do

Supporting children and families through challenges big and small.

Most people know us by Sesame Street, but Sesame Workshop is so much more. We’re a global nonprofit — the world’s largest informal preschool educator — using the power of media to support children around the world.

Today’s families face unprecedented social, environmental, and technological changes. Sesame meets them wherever they are with beloved characters, irresistible stories, best-in-class programs, and unforgettable experiences. 

Our Initiatives

Check out our wide-ranging initiatives that support our mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.

A mother, father, two girls, and Julia wear party hats and celebrate with a cake.

Autism Initiative

Celebrating and supporting kids with autism and every child.
Cookie Monster and children in the park

Connection & Caring

Helping children develop the social skills to connect joyfully and build caring relationships.

Digital Well-Being

Digital Well-Being Initiative

Helping families navigate the rapidly evolving world of media and technology

Gabrielle and a child looking at butterfly.

Love of Nature 

Helping children understand and care for the natural world around them

Elmo and a child hugging stuffed animals.
Featured Initiative
Extreme Weather 

Supporting children, families, and communities when weather crises hit.
Rosita flexes her muscles with a young cheerleader and a military father.

Child-Friendly Resources for Military Families

Helping kids face the challenges of military family life.

Gabriella and a group of kids playing with bubbles.

Emotional Well-Being

Supporting children’s holistic emotional well-being through research-based resources for the whole family.
A young muppet girl poses amongst a group of children.

Financial Empowerment

Helping kids and families build skills for financial well-being, from resilience to goal-setting, planning, and beyond.
Rosita and child looking in to the distance

Grief and Loss Initiative 

Being there for children and families dealing with the loss of a loved one.

Elmo in a library with a little girl.

School Readiness

Bringing children joyful, research-based education in their earliest years, when we know we can have the biggest impact.

A Muppet reads with children

Support for Families Affected by Crisis

Uniting programs around the world to deliver early learning and nurturing care to young children and caregivers affected by crisis.
A woman gives Elmo and another muppet, Lily, a big hug.Lily is faced with some traumatic experiences.

Traumatic Experiences

Helping children cope with traumatic experiences and giving caring adults the tools to foster nurturing connections.
Raya and group of children reaching out to her.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

A behavior-change program empowering children to prevent illnesses related to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
Noor
47 Million
That’s the number of children around the world who have been forcibly displaced. Access to quality early childhood development support can help them overcome adversity and build a brighter future.
Grover and a young child touch noses.

Help Prepare the Next Generation to Build a Better World

Make a gift today and help us transform how the world supports children, wherever they may be, for generations to come.

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Julia and Fluffster.
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10+ years of Seeing Amazing in All Children.