Serving the whole neighborhood, one person at a time.
Serving the whole neighborhood, one person at a time.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve the lives of the homeless and underserved by mobilize the caring power of the communities around the Greater New Orleans areas to advance the common good. Collaborating with other companies, individuals and organizations who shares our mission to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty restoring their independents, confidence, and hope for a better life.
Our Vision
Our vision is to build and open a multipurpose center in the lower ninth ward community providing a soup kitchen, food pantry, quality educational programs, job training, job placement, job referrals, mentoring and counseling programs, spiritual guidance, financial services assisting the homeless and underserved to build character and being more productive people that realize their full potential.
About Geormel's Enterprises
GeorMel’s Enterprises is a non-profit 501(c)3 community-based organization co-founded by Georgia Modica and Remel Burns, native Orleanians who were displaced in August 2005 by hurricane to Houston, Texas and incorporated September 5, 2006 in Spring, Texas. In 2007 Always Sisters Feed the Multitude was established in at a local church in Houston,Texas, where our health professional team was organized. It consisted of nurses, pharmacists, medical assistant students, and volunteers. We provided a week supply of non-perishable food, clothing, hot meals, personal hygiene items, baby items such as diapers, food, formula, and wiped, including spiritual counseling and prayer for the homeless and underserved people in impoverished communities.
We also provided medical health screening by checking individuals for high blood pressure, blood glucose testing, medication teaching and medical referrals. Collaborating with Houston, Texas Second Harvest Food Bank, Baylor School of Medicine, Texas Tech Vocational School, Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) hospital, volunteers, local retail, and hospital pharmacists. Our Annual Food and Health Fairs were held at various senior independent living facilities and churches throughout the Greater Houston areas.
After 8 years in Spring, Texas God lead us back home to a greater need in feeding the homeless and underserved. Our organization is small with a heart to serve humanity helping those who have fallen on bad times unable to help themselves, individuals starving, eating out of trash cans just losing hope.
We are not here to judge but to serve one another. Acts 20:35 states “…labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, it is more blessed to give than to receive.” As Rachel Naomi Remen puts it “When you help, you see life as week. When you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole.
We also provided medical health screening by checking individuals for high blood pressure, blood glucose testing, medication teaching and medical referrals. Collaborating with Houston, Texas Second Harvest Food Bank, Baylor School of Medicine, Texas Tech Vocational School, Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) hospital, volunteers, local retail, and hospital pharmacists. Our Annual Food and Health Fairs were held at various senior independent living facilities and churches throughout the Greater Houston areas.
After 8 years in Spring, Texas God lead us back home to a greater need in feeding the homeless and underserved. Our organization is small with a heart to serve humanity helping those who have fallen on bad times unable to help themselves, individuals starving, eating out of trash cans just losing hope.
We are not here to judge but to serve one another. Acts 20:35 states “…labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, it is more blessed to give than to receive.” As Rachel Naomi Remen puts it “When you help, you see life as week. When you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole.
Meet Our Team
Geormels Enterprises is run by a sister pair in New Orleans, Louisiana. Over the years we've been able to serve over 1000 people in the New Orleans community.
About Our Founders
Remel Burns
Co-Founder and President
Remel Iris Burns is a native of New Orleans, the fourth of 8 siblings and a graduate of George Washington Carver Senior High School and Sidney Collier Technical Institute. Burns studied nursing and retired as a Licensed Practical Nurse with over 20 years experience, ranging from medical surgery to nursing administration. In her years of training Ms. Burns maintained her train the trainer certificate and trained many to become certified Nursing assistants throughout the New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Organizations: National Urban League member
NAACP New Orleans Chapter.
Unity of Greater New Orleans
Recipient of the 2016 SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY,INC.
EPSILON SIGMA CHAPTER focus on women Award For Exemplary Community Service.
Organizations: National Urban League member
NAACP New Orleans Chapter.
Unity of Greater New Orleans
Recipient of the 2016 SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY,INC.
EPSILON SIGMA CHAPTER focus on women Award For Exemplary Community Service.
Georgia Modica
Co-Founder and Vice President
Georgia Modica is a Registered Pharmacist in Louisiana and Texas. A graduate of Walter L. Cohen Senior and Xavier University of New Orleans, Modica received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, and Associates Degree in Early Childhood Development from New Orleans Regional Vocational School. Modica is very compassionate about helping others, serving the underserved communities and assisting them in improving their overall quality of life. Modica serves as the Vice President and Co-Founder of GeorMel’s Enterprises. The love that she has in serving others has motivated her to start GeorMel's Enterprises Second Chance Handyman, LLC which will assist the homeless, underserved and non violent ex-offenders in starting handyman apprenticeship classes, helping them in becoming self sufficient and independent individuals. In 2018 the company has successfully started its pilot study with 5 young men.
Organization: National Urban League member
NAACP New Orleans Chapter.
Unity of Greater New Orleans
Recipient of P.O.W.E.R 2018 (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) award.
Business owner of GeorMel's Enterprises Second Chance Handyman, LLC
Organization: National Urban League member
NAACP New Orleans Chapter.
Unity of Greater New Orleans
Recipient of P.O.W.E.R 2018 (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) award.
Business owner of GeorMel's Enterprises Second Chance Handyman, LLC
Aline Catrice Johnson - Payton
Business Administrator
A proud mother of one daughter (Breyan Jaline" BJ Payton). I am a graduate of F.T Nicolls Senior High School (Class of 88). I am also a member of Mouth Hermon Baptist Church (where Rev. John Jackson is the pastor). I have been a member there for 30+ years and served in serveral positions. I am currently employed at LSUHSC/ New Orleans an Administrative Coordinator (in the Student Financial Aid Department) and have been there for 20 years. My passions are Event Planning(which I have been doing for 18 years) and helping those who are in need.
Personal motto"
If i can help somebody as i pass along, if i can cheer somebody with a word or song. if i can show somebidy that they are traveling wrong... then my living Not be in vain. "
Personal motto"
If i can help somebody as i pass along, if i can cheer somebody with a word or song. if i can show somebidy that they are traveling wrong... then my living Not be in vain. "
Ramona Batiste
Director /Secretary
As a Community health care worker for nearly 20 years, I have a modest way of telling things about myself. You would hardly know that this single mother of two girls in college also dedicates her time to community projects at GeorMel's Enterprises where she has been the Director/Agent Officer with pals and owners Georgia and Remel for over 13 years. Ramona has a healthy list of projects that keeps her active and in touch with the people of New Orleans. Some of her favorites in working with GeorMel's Enterprises are feeding the hungry and school supplies giveaways for kids going back to school. She remembers how hard it is for parents to get their kids ready for the school year so this project holds a special place in her heart. When Ramona is not cheering for her beloved New Orleans Saints (2-1) She is singing her heart out in the VCC Victory Community Choir where she was the secretary and treasurer. Ramona's life may be busy but its full of love of family, friends and community service.
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