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Jen Recknagel

Jen Recknagel is a former Senior Editor at The Local.

13 stories

Photo essay text by Craig Madho & Jen Recknagel photography by Nick Iwanyshyn

How We Eat Now

A quiet dinner while watching Netflix. A sit-down meal with a chosen family. Portraits of dinnertime across the city.

Short film by Jen Recknagel & Sampreeth Rao

Shedding Light on the Shadow

How a drop-in program for youth is changing the nature of mental health recovery on Toronto’s west side.

Short film by Jen Recknagel

Living Without Drug Coverage

Like so many part-time workers in Canada, Olivia is faced with difficult budget decisions every time she gets sick.

Short film by Jen Recknagel

Meaningful Connections in Moss Park

In a corner of the city where many have fallen through the cracks, a team of health care providers is exploring ways to reestablish trust.

Short film by Jen Recknagel

Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer’s

The health care system depends on the work of family caregivers, even when they're elderly and may need care themselves.

Photo essay by Jen Recknagel

In Conversation: South-Asian Women’s Rights Organization

How breaking economic isolation is key to improving mental health for immigrant women.

Photo essay by Jen Recknagel & Cheryl Tsui

Aging Alone in Chinatown

One 90-year-old grandmother's resolve to remain independent.

Short film by Jen Recknagel

Aging in Place in Kensington-Chinatown

Every Friday morning elderly residents eagerly await the arrival of Dr. Lim, their unofficial doctor-in-residence.

Short film by Jen Recknagel

Living with Diabetes in Rockcliffe-Smythe

This little known neighbourhood on Toronto's west side struggles with some of the highest rates of chronic disease in the city.

Short film by Jen Recknagel

Mental Health in Oakridge and Taylor-Massey

How poverty and social isolation are affecting the South Asian community on Toronto's east side.

Interview by Jen Recknagel

Should Feeding People Be Part of the Health Care System?

Stonegate Community Health Centre is trying to treat patients before they get sick.

Photo essay by Jen Recknagel

The Grocery Bus

What happens when the only store in your neighbourhood shuts down?

Interview by Jen Recknagel

A Space of One’s Own

Reimagining what a community hub can look like in West Toronto.

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