AL Political Reporter: “The fact that young people who are already marginalized may be kicked out of their homes by their parents or guardians angers and motivates Caroline Bundy. Bundy is the Director of Development for AIDS Alabama and the driving force behind the construction of the Way Station, a shelter with wrap-around services geared for the particular needs of homeless youth that will open in Birmingham this fall.
“I think about kids that run away from an abusive or neglectful home life,” Bundy says. “Or they come out as LGBTQ and they’re forced to leave their home by these adults in their lives that they’re supposed to be able to trust. To me, those kids deserve grace. They have not gotten a fair shake.”
That notion of grace—offering help to those who suffer as an expression of God’s unconditional love for humanity—threads through Bundy’s personal history as well as her professional life. In the following Q&A, Bundy talks about the path that led to the creation of the Way Station, her own story, and how her identity as a lifelong Methodist has shaped her activism and informed her belief in the power of grace.”