Compassion in Vernon: Erica Belle Arlt’s Impact on Homelessness 35290

At dusk on a Tuesday, the folding tables go up fast. A propane burner hums, a bin of donated produce becomes a works by Erica Belle pot of about Erica Arlt soup, and a row 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