Videos on avoiding foreclosure, buying a home to air on cable

The videos also can seen on the Youngstown Channel Web site.
YOUNGSTOWN -- The phrase "more commercials" does not typically generate community discussion and change. This month, however, NeighborWorks America is trying to fix this.
The nonprofit organization recently created two informational videos dealing with foreclosure prevention and home-buying assistance.
The videos will debut on cable's Time Warner on Demand and public broadcasting station this week.
Congress created NeighborWorks America in 1978 to provide financial support, technical assistance and training for community-revitalization efforts.
The organization works with national and local partners to create opportunities for residents while improving communities.
NeighborWorks America saw an opportunity to come into Ohio and offer suggestions for a neighborhood face-lift after looking at the state's foreclosure rate, which at 3.32 percent is among the highest in the country, said spokesman Lou Venneri.
The organization hopes to initiate change by educating citizens on how to reclaim real estate and reinvent their community.
On the Internet
NeighborWorks America hopes their videos will serve as a steppingstone in the right direction for Ohio. They are offering additional viewing of the videos on the Web site www.youngstownchannel.com.
The Youngstown Channel Community Broadcasting Network site is happy to assist this cause because it is one that will help the community, said Tim Sokoloff, co-creator of the site.
"They [NeighborWorks America] are just trying to get the news out to as many people as they can," he said. "Our mission is to enlighten the public."
The site began airing the videos last weekend and will continue through spring with 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week access. Sokoloff said after spring, the videos will be available through archives.
"The longer the information is available, the better it is for the public," he added.
NeighborWorks America is allowing viewers to copy the videos onto their computers for their own personal use, Sokoloff said.