Noah's Story
Your light still finds its way to me…
to Infinity and Beyond
The story of how Noah's Story Charity began - one family's determination that Noah's life and legacy would continue to make a meaningful difference.
How Noah's Story began
One family’s determination
Noah’s Story Charity was founded from the McAleese family’s determination that Noah’s life and legacy would continue to make a meaningful difference.
Following the devastating loss of Noah, his parents Corrina and Johnny recognised a significant gap in accessible bereavement support for children, young people, adults and families across Northern Ireland. They understood first-hand the importance of compassionate support, meaningful remembrance and opportunities to remain connected to those we love.
Driven by this vision, Noah’s Story Charity was established to promote grief awareness, support healthy bereavement, and create practical resources and environments that help individuals and families navigate loss.
Noah’s legacy runs through everything that has followed. Every Good Grief Kit shared, every family supported and every moment of comfort experienced within the Infinity Room carries it forward.
Why Noah's Story exists
“Noah’s Story Charity exists because one family’s love refused to allow loss to be the end of the story.”Read our mission
The Infinity Initiative
A commitment made real at Causeway Hospital
The family’s commitment has already been demonstrated through the development of the Infinity Room at Causeway Hospital - a dedicated therapeutic and reflective space providing comfort and support to families experiencing grief, loss and heartbreak.
The Infinity Room continues to serve as a cornerstone of our work: comfort during crisis, reflection during loss, space for remembrance, and hope during heartbreak.
Noah's legacy today
Good Grief, and the meaning of infinity
From this beginning grew the Good Grief Programme - four age-stage bereavement kits developed by the charity: Littles (ages 3–8), Middles (ages 8–12), Teens (ages 12–18) and Adults (18+). Each kit is grounded in Continuing Bonds Theory: the understanding that grief is not about “letting go” of someone who has died, but about finding healthy ways to maintain an ongoing connection with them.
Our 2027–2031 Strategic Plan sets out the next phase. In 2027, we will establish our first Good Grief Partner Practice, and we aim to extend bereavement support into primary care, schools, sports organisations and local communities across Northern Ireland.
Why infinity?
The infinity symbol at the heart of our name and our work is not decoration. It speaks of continuing connection - the belief that love, memory and connection continue long after death, and that relationships can continue through memories, stories, values, rituals and emotional connection.
The words themselves hold something of Noah. “To Infinity and Beyond” was Noah’s favourite message from Toy Story. Carried into the charity’s tagline, it has become a gentle reminder that we can discover ways to carry the light, influence and love of those who have died with us throughout our lives.
“Your light still finds its way to me… to Infinity and Beyond.”