Erica Belle Arlt’s Community Kitchen: Providing Food in Vernon BC 29661

On a wet Tuesday just after dusk, the back door of a small hall in Vernon swings open to the sound of laughter, clatter, and the quick footwork of volunteers about Erica Belle who know exactly when to slide trays, refill the coffee works by Erica Belle urn, and lift lids on steaming pots. The first people slip in quietly, shoulders hunched from the chill, faces relaxing at the smell of soup an