{"id":20748,"date":"2021-06-02T09:27:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T13:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-awarded-1-million-funding\/"},"modified":"2021-06-02T13:46:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:46:21","slug":"fred-rogers-productions-awarded-1-million-in-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/fred-rogers-productions-awarded-1-million-in-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Rogers Productions Awarded $1 Million in Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fred Rogers Productions has received $1 million in grant funding from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) to support <em>Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood<\/em>, <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em> and <em>Alma\u2019s Way<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The funds will go toward production support for <em>Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood<\/em>, which centers on 4-year-old Daniel Tiger, who invites viewers to join him and his friends on their adventures as they explore the colorful Neighborhood of Make-Believe. It will also support the launch of two new PBS KIDS series: <em>Donkey Hodie<\/em>, inspired by characters from <em>Mister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood<\/em>, and <em>Alma\u2019s Way<\/em>, a new show coming this fall that was created by Sonia Manzano, known to generations of viewers as \u201cMaria\u201d on <em>Sesame Street<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Arthur Vining Davis Foundations have been a valued, longtime champion of Fred Rogers Productions and public media, and we are very grateful for their support,\u201d said Paul Siefken, president and CEO, Fred Rogers Productions. \u201cThe Foundations have helped us reach children with engaging, educational and pro-social content that positively impacts their lives every day, and we are happy to continue our longstanding partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic media sets the standard for excellent children\u2019s programming, and Fred Rogers Productions continues to be a leader in this space,\u201d said AVDF President and CEO Michael Murray. \u201cWe are proud to support this high-quality programming that advances the social and emotional well-being of children and also contributes to their appreciation of diversity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fred Rogers Productions has received $1 million in grant funding from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) to support Daniel Tiger\u2019s Neighborhood, Donkey Hodie and Alma\u2019s Way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":20749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5787,128,5257,3658],"class_list":["post-20748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-almas-way","tag-daniel-tigers-neighborhood","tag-donkey-hodie","tag-fred-rogers-productions","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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