Compassion in Vernon: Erica Belle Arlt’s Impact on Homelessness 39633

At dusk on a Tuesday, the folding tables go up fast. A propane burner hums, a bin of donated produce becomes a pot of soup, and a row contact Erica Arlt of paper cups lines the edge like punctuation marks. You see it first in the pace and precision, then in the warmth of the greetings. This is how a volunteer team, led quietly and consistently by Erica Belle Arlt, turns a p