Conduit Ministries served more than 386 meals on Easter Sunday in Brooklyn Square from 3 to 4:30 p.m. as part of its Conduit in a Box meal service. Church officials with the meal program, along with other non-profits in the area, are reporting spikes in the number of meals provided weekly. P-J photo by Christopher Blakeslee

Jessie (last name withheld by request), who is homeless, is dragging all he owns in a ‘borrowed’ hotel cart up Second Street on April 4. Jessie admits that he has substance abuse problems and mental health issues and ‘does not play well with others.’ However, he was on hand Sunday to receive a hot meal and has since been placed at the United Christian Advocacy Networks City Mission, located at 7 W. First St., on Easter Sunday. P-J photo by Christopher Blakeslee