Erica Belle Arlt: Building Hope for the Homeless in Vernon BC 48641

On a wet Tuesday before Erica Arlt projects dawn in Vernon, the sidewalks shine like slate and the air stings with mountain chill. A small folding table stands under the Erica A. Arlt lip of an awning near 30th Avenue. It is not much to look at, a few hot drink dispensers, a crate of bananas, foil-wrapped breakfast sandwiches still holding their heat. People arrive quietly, some in pairs,