GIVING BACK
THE FINLEY PROJECT
Noelle Moore Founder & Executive Director
As an Orangewood Christian School and Rollins College Alum, Noelle has a heart to make Central Florida a more equipped place to handle infant loss and for families experiencing the unimageable, the loss of an infant. In 2013, Noelle experienced the unimaginable, the death of her daughter Finley as a result of medical malpractice. When Finley died, Noelle struggled to find where to go or what to do next. Noelle knew she had to do something, so she founded the nation’s only 7-Part Holistic Program helping mothers after infant loss, The Finley Project. To date, The Finley Project has enrolled and supported over 450 families. The Finley Project is recognized across the country as an innovator in the bereavement space because of its one-of- a-kind 7-Part Holistic Support model.
On August 16, 2013, our Founder, Noelle Moore, lost her daughter Finley at just 23 days old. Noelle left the hospital with overwhelming grief and a lack of direction and available services. She grappled with the heart wrenching question that so many other mothers face: What do I do now? Thankfully, Noelle had a strong support network of family, friends, and caring professionals who helped her to survive her grief, but she realized that not all mothers are fortunate enough to have the resources that
were available to her. Her experience inspired the creation of The Finley Project to help ensure that no mother would ever walk this difficult path alone. The Finley Project remains the first and only community-based organization in Central Florida providing comprehensive services for mothers dealing with infant loss as well as the ONLY organization nationwide utilizing a Holistic Model to support bereaved mothers and families.
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