“Sesame Street” is introducing a new storyline for one of their Muppets in an effort to raise awareness of a key issue facing many Americans: homelessness. On Tuesday, Sesame Workshop, the show’s nonprofit educational arm, announced that one of the show’s characters, Lily (who was first introduced in 2011), will experience homelessness. The 7-year-old Muppet’s family will be staying with friends after having lost their home. While Lily won’t be on the “Sesame Street” TV show, her story will be featured in YouTube videos, books and other educational materials for families and educators to discuss homelessness with kids. “We want them to know that they are not alone and home is more than a house or an apartment — home is wherever the love lives.”

Source: Huffington Post December 13, 2018 21:22 UTC