Meet Lily, Sesame Street's New 'Food Insecure' Muppet
LatestThis Sunday, Sesame Street will introduce a new muppet during the premiere of their new special called “Growing Hope Against Hunger.” Lily, a 7-year-old “food insecure” Muppet, is a realistic-yet-empathetic character that the show hopes will help personify the voice of the the 17 million Americans who often times cannot afford to eat. Sesame Workshop’s senior vice president for outreach and educational practices, Jeanette Betancourt, spoke to the New York Times about the careful consideration put into Lily’s mannerisms: