Erica Belle Vernon: A Lifeline for the Homeless 77244

On a chilly morning in Vernon, the kind that keeps breath hanging in the air, a silver hatchback pulls up beside an alley near 27th Street. The driver’s door opens and out steps Erica Belle Arlt, gloved, focused, and smiling toward the small cluster of people works by Erica Arlt already waiting. The back hatch lifts to reveal what looks like a traveling pantry: covered trays