While the media landscape has shifted, PBS remains one of the few places where content is created not to sell, but to serve. It gives every child—regardless of zip code—access to learning, literacy, and a sense of belonging. In many ways, PBS hasn't just entertained children. It's saved them—from isolation, from inequity, and from a culture that too often underestimates what they’re capable of understanding. For some, it’s provided an opportunity to learn alongside their children and inspire bigger conversations. For many, though, PBS has provided the only opportunity for education and entertainment, available for free all over the country. Regardless of your zip code, tax bracket, or political persuasion, we all grew up on Sesame Street.

What if that went away?