Oprah Winfrey Is Donating $12million To Communities In Her “Home Cities” Affected By The Coronavirus Pandemic

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is giving grants to the cities she’s called home through her $12 million coronavirus relief fund.

Announcing Wednesday, she said her Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation will donate money to organizations dedicated to helping underserved communities in Chicago; Baltimore; Nashville, Tennessee; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Kosciusko, Mississippi, where she was born.

In a chat with the Associated Press, Winfrey encouraged people of means to step up and give money to those in need adding she’s been homebound since March 11. That was four days after she wrapped her nine-city wellness tour, wreg.com reports.