Guelph, Ont. woman says she was pushed to homelessness and 'thrown on the street'

For people living on the fringe of society, the line between the safety and security of a home and homelessness is very thin.

For people living on the fringe of society, the line between the safety and security of a home and homelessness is very thin.

For a second time in her life, Lindsay Alexander, 34, has found herself on the wrong side of that line after getting evicted from community housing earlier this month.

“I just felt like I wasn’t a human being anymore, I didn’t understand, like why are you doing this? Is this really happening?” said Alexander.

Alexander first became homeless in 2018 after she says her life and career were derailed by criminal charges.

“Survival mode is what happens when you become homeless, you are literally just surviving … I wouldn’t wish homelessness on anyone” she says.

While also dealing with an addiction, Alexander has lived at a Matrix housing property in Guelph for the last five years

Matrix is a not-for-profit housing organization that finds housing for the most vulnerable in Wellington County.