What Davis Direction Foundation does

Davis Direction Foundation (DDF) is a privately held, Georgia-domiciled 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 2014 that supports individuals impacted by addiction through a Recovery Community Organization model. It operates The Zone, a Recovery Support Organization (RSO) in Marietta, Georgia, that is led and governed by people in recovery and delivers evidenced-based peer support, recovery support meetings, and community outreach events aimed at helping individuals in long-term recovery sustain their recovery. The foundation also runs a Job Training Program supporting workforce reintegration for people in recovery and publishes educational content covering topics such as adverse childhood experiences, medication-assisted treatment, and harm reduction.

The foundation's underlying technology stack is non-technical by design: services are delivered in-person at The Zone (32 N Fairground St. NE, Marietta, GA 30060) and through community events, with a Wix-hosted website, PayPal payment processing, and mobile text-to-donate routing (Text INTHEZONE to 44-321) as the primary digital surfaces. There is no proprietary software platform, mobile application, or data product disclosed.

Revenue is generated entirely through philanthropic and commercial-fundraising channels rather than priced services. Streams include individual donations (online, in-person, text-to-donate, and over the phone), corporate sponsorships, gifts of securities routed through Charles Schwab and Integer Wealth Advisors Group LLC, designated donations for the Job Training Program, and merchandise sales through the DDF Gift Store (Rezoned Gifts) with a 'Recoveryrocks' 15%-off first-time-customer promo. The foundation's customer base comprises individuals in long-term recovery (primary), families and loved ones of those struggling with addiction (secondary), and recovery community job seekers (tertiary), with reach concentrated regionally in Georgia but online fundraising channels accessible nationally.

Name

Davis Direction Foundation

Legal name

Davis Direction Foundation

Website

https://davisdirection.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Davis Direction Foundation is a Georgia-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that operates The Zone, a peer-led Recovery Support Organization in Marietta delivering evidenced-based peer support, recovery meetings, and a Job Training Program for individuals in long-term recovery and their families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery Support Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

Keywords

• Addiction recovery support
• Peer support services
• Recovery community programs
• Substance abuse recovery
• Recovery support meetings

Headquarters

HQ city

Marietta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting the recovery mission. Accepts online donations, text-to-donate (Text INTHEZONE to 44-321), and in-person donations.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Support from corporate sponsors who back the foundation's mission and recovery programs.
3. Securities and Stock Transfers: Accepts gifts of securities including stocks, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds. Charles Schwab account for direct transfers.
4. Merchandise Sales (DDF Gift Store): Online store selling merchandise including Rezoned Gifts with promotional discount codes for first-time customers.
5. Job Training Program Donations: Designated donations specifically for the job training program supporting individuals in recovery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Davis Direction Foundation operates The Zone, a Recovery Support Organization (RSO) in Marietta, Georgia, that provides evidenced-based peer support, recovery support meetings, and community outreach events to help individuals in long-term recovery maintain their recovery. The non-profit also runs an online merchandise store (Rezoned Gifts / DDF Gift Store) to support fundraising, and offers a job training program to support workforce reintegration for people in recovery.

Product overview

Davis Direction Foundation (DDF) is a non-profit recovery community organization that operates a portfolio of programs and services centered on addiction recovery and supporting individuals in long-term recovery. The organization's core offerings include The Zone, a Recovery Support Organization that provides peer support, recovery meetings, and community outreach, alongside Rezoned Gifts, an online store for fundraising. DDF mobilizes resources within and outside the recovery community to help those struggling with addiction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Zone (Recovery Support Organization) The Zone is a Recovery Support Organization (RSO) in Marietta, Georgia, that provides evidenced-based peer support, recovery support meetings, and community outreach events for individuals in long-term recovery. It facilitates peer connections in a supportive environment to help individuals stay in recovery.
• Job Training Program A designated program supporting job training and employment for individuals in recovery, designed to help them become outstanding members of their communities. Funded via dedicated donations through PayPal.
• Rezoned Gifts / DDF Gift Store Online merchandise store operated by Davis Direction Foundation selling gift items with promotional discount code 'Recoveryrocks' offering 15% off for first-time customers. serves as a fundraising channel for the foundation.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCOR is listed as a partner organization on the DDF website. BCOR represents Building Communities of Recovery, an organization focused on recovery community organizations. DDF links to BCOR as part of their partner network supporting the recovery community ecosystem.
• The ZonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Zone is an extension of the Davis Direction Foundation's non-profit corporation, led and governed by people in recovery. It is a Recovery Support Organization (RSO) that mobilizes resources within and outside the recovery community to make it possible for the recovery population to find long-term recovery.
• Charles Schwab & CompanyminorOthersCharles Schwab & Company serves as the brokerage for the Davis Direction Foundation's securities donations. Foundation accepts stock transfers through Schwab (DTC# 0164, Account# 4835-7393) for tax-deductible gifts of securities.
• Integer Wealth Advisors Group, LLCminorOthersInteger Wealth Advisors Group, LLC handles the stock transfer process for the Davis Direction Foundation. Partner Saverio (Sam) Paglioni coordinates security transfers at (770) 974-2787.
• PayPalminorOthersPayPal is used as the donation platform for specific campaigns, including the Job Training Program donation page.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Faces & Voices of Recovery: National nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing the recovery community in the same peer-led, lived-experience advocacy model DDF employs. Comparable mission around recovery community organizing and donor-driven support.
• Young People in Recovery (YPR): National recovery community organization building local chapters that provide peer-driven recovery support. Operates a similar RCO model with chapter-based service delivery and volunteer-led programming.
• SMART Recovery: A non-profit community organization offering mutual support meetings and evidence-based recovery tools. Comparable to DDF's peer support meeting and community outreach programming, with a broader geographic footprint.
• National Alliance of Recovery Residences (NARR): National nonprofit that supports and accredits recovery residences and recovery community organizations. Shares DDF's recovery community support orientation and serves a similar mission of expanding recovery infrastructure.
• Shatterproof: National nonprofit focused on ending addiction through evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery support. Overlaps with DDF on the recovery-support mission and donor-driven funding model, but operates at significantly larger scale.
• Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR): A national association of recovery community organizations that DDF explicitly partners with. BCOR supports and represents the same RCO model that DDF operates through The Zone, making it the closest structural peer and ecosystem convener.

Others

• Alcoholics Anonymous World Services: The largest and oldest mutual-support recovery fellowship globally. While not a direct competitor and not a nonprofit in the traditional donor sense, AA's peer meeting model directly parallels DDF's recovery meeting programming and serves overlapping populations.

Broad incumbents

• Caron Treatment Centers: A long-established nonprofit addiction treatment provider offering residential, outpatient, and recovery support services. Operates in the same recovery ecosystem as DDF but with clinical treatment and significantly larger infrastructure.
• Recovery Centers of America: A large for-profit network of addiction treatment facilities offering clinical and residential services. Operates in the same addiction recovery space as DDF but at significantly larger scale and with a clinical rather than peer-support model.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: One of the largest and most recognized addiction treatment organizations in the U.S., providing clinical care, education, and recovery support. Comparable mission in substance use recovery but operates at enterprise scale across multiple treatment modalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgDpKhy7YdZgM9GzqmoYOTw?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheDavisDirection
• Instagraminstagram.com/thecardinalsnestddf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/davis-direction-foundation-inc

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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