From Trauma to Transformation: Funding the Un-Triggered Workshops and Bay Area Gun Buyback

I'm Dan-iel Drakes, and the Executive Director of the nonprofit Hella Help. My mission is not just professional, it's personal. After being shot on January 2, 2025 an incident you can read more about here:

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-social-worker-shot-in-face/

I have been compelled to build a holistic solution for my community. As a gun violence survivor while doing this work, that moment changed me forever. I saw firsthand what happens when we don't address mental health at its roots: Pain turns into violence.

Through Hella Help, we will address violence by combining inner healing with direct action. I'm organizing Un-Triggered, a series of workshops building up to a gun buyback.

Your donation will directly support this two-part effort by:

Providing incentives for surrendered guns.

Funding the Un-Triggered workshops and essential materials for mental health and personal growth.

Every contribution helps me remove unwanted fires. Thank you for any contribution.

To connect, brainstorm, volunteer, or learn more about my work, please visit hellahelp.org.