Two San Francisco natives are sharing their love of surfing to empower young people who are facing trauma in their lives.

The sounds of young people splashing in the ocean make Tim Gras happy.

"To have a moment where you can experience a little joy and feel good, that's something," Gras said.

Gras, along with Eddie Donnellan, lead a surf camp at Bolinas Beach. Donnellan hopes the youth will catch the same wave of healing he felt at age 14 growing up in a broken home.

"Being immersed in the water and surfing was transformative for me at that age," he said. "It brought me a lot of, I think, immediate joy."

Gras and Donnellan became friends while surfing, and both worked at Edgewood Center for Children and Families, a mental healthcare provider based in San Francisco.

They've spent a ma

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