Davis’s Devoted Dreamers Foundation is where he has funneled and executed most of his charitable works and donations. Working with his wife, Tamela, they started the foundation in 2013 to equip the next generation of leaders to rise with purpose — spiritually grounded, mentally strong, and physically prepared to impact the world. Their mission revolves around empowering youth, instilling hope, and nurturing future leaders who will shape a brighter world. Guided by faith and passion, they strive to inspire young lives, demonstrating that with determination and support, any dream can be realized.
Just in 2025 alone, he has launched a leadership development program with The 18th Ward, a local nonprofit that builds community through high-quality, affordable sports programming and workforce development for youth and families from every neighborhood in New Orleans. Davis, his family, and Devoted Dreamers volunteers collaborated with The 18th Ward young leaders, ages 16-25, to entrust and enlist them to plan a service project, a food and hygiene product drive to benefit the local non-profit Clover to distribute, which works to help those in need in the New Orleans community.
“I am genuinely so proud of everyone involved who made this a possibility,” said Davis after the non-perishable food and hygiene item drive. “We were able to unite the community with great food and company, while also giving back at the same time. Our partnership with The 18th Ward is something my wife and I are truly proud of, and we want to continue to grow these men and women into people they want to be. We are just so grateful to give back to the place that has given my family and I so much.”
Davis, his family and foundation have not stopped there, though, with giving back to the community and empowering the youth. They have hosted “Dining for Dreams” to raise money for the foundation to pour back into the New Orleans area and “Dinner with the Davises” to promote the power of family dining, a lost tradition they want to reignite.
“New Orleans has been absolutely incredible to us ever since we got here,” said the former Arkansas State standout. “The people, culture and just everything about this city that makes it so special is why we love giving back to this city so much. My family and I couldn’t be happier here, giving back to the wonderful people of New Orleans that have truly touched our lives in a really special way. We’re genuinely so blessed to be able to provide services for these kids and families that need it, and it is something we want to do for a long, long time.”
Davis’s story in New Orleans is one of uncommon consistency; not just in tackles and seasons played, but in the way he chooses to show up for the people around him. On a franchise defined by resilience and community pride, he has become a standard-bearer for both, proving that greatness in the NFL can be measured just as much by impact off the field as it is by production on Sundays. As his career continues, Davis’s legacy will endure in the young leaders he has empowered, the families he has supported and the city that now considers him one of its own.