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Teacher Amanda Dilks plays with toddlers Kailany Otero Mena, from left, Dewa Sultanii and Zaina Kambal at an Early Head Start classroom in 2024 at Community Action's Head Start center at 18th and K streets.

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Photos: Lincoln students help with Belmont revitalization project

From left: Aubrie Milan, 9, Aubrey Buchanan, 8, and Jaiya Seefeld-Davis, 7, build model houses out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Blaire Frehse, 6, looks at a model city made by students at the Belmont Community Center.

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From left: ChaNyah Brooks-Lott, 6, watches Elias Donan-Guiterrez, 7, color a box as they make model houses out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Zy’onnah Barbee, 10, makes model houses out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Belmont Community Center.

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Grayson Frehse, 9, builds model houses out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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A student helps clean up sequins after building model houses out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Blaire Frehse, 6, picks items up off of the floor to help clean up after building model houses out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Students examine a model “Business District” previously made by students working on the “City Build” project Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Rafa Ahmed, left, helps Hudson Hablitzel build a model house out of recycled materials on Tuesday at the Belmont Community Center. Students in grades K-6 spent spring break building their own model cities as part of the city's ongoing efforts to conduct a redevelopment project in the Belmont neighborhood.

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A student glues wooden balls to her model house made out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Perris Bluford, 6, gets help from Khloe Brown to make a model house from recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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From left: Gabby Clark-Granado, 11, Aubrey Buchanan, 8, Karter Ray, 8, and Jovan Terrazas, 10, pick through a table of recycled crafting supplies used to make model houses on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Six-year-old Hudson Hablitzel, left, and other children build model houses out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Ja’mylah Barbee, 7, adds glue to pipe cleaners while making a model house out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Perrion "Junior" Bluford, 6, examines plastic gems that can be used to make model houses out of recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Blaire Frehse, 6, shows off her creation on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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Elias Donan-Guiterrez, 7, colors a recycled box while making a model house on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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A model city made by students at the Belmont Community Center features cars and landscaping features made out of recycled materials.

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From left: Adelina Terrazas, 8, and Jaiya Seefeld-Davis, 7, cut duct tape as they make a model house using recycled materials on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Belmont Community Center in Lincoln.

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