local topics on TV | Sunday program

“Community Connection” (6:30 a.m., WFMJ Channel 21; rebroadcast at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday on Time Warner Cable community-access channel): The economic forecast for the Valley may seem bleak to some, but First National Bank is still in the business of lending money and always has been. Vince Delie and Peter Asimakopoulos of First National Bank and Jerry Costa of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will join host Madonna Chism Pinkard to discuss the financial impact on the region in these challenging times.

Next, Victor Russell of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service, now known as Apprisen, will discuss counseling services available to consumers in the way of free financial workshops on debt elimination and improving your credit score.

Finally, Yulanda McCarty-Harris and Robert Faulkner of the Youngstown State University Diversity Committee will discuss the Diversity Leadership Recognition Celebration and the call for nominations for the awards program.