Step 1: Pinky Promise

We are a for profit business seeking to put some kindness and compassion out into the universe. We ask that only folks who truly need the financial help purchase through the needs program. This program is only possible when folks support us by purchasing full price. We believe most people are good, so we are putting our faith in the honor system and our amazing community (YOU!).

Step 2: Choose Your Sizes

We know that everyone has different needs and variety is the spice of life. While your period probably doesn’t make you feel spicy, we wanted to make sure the Needs Program has you covered. Choose light, regular, or heavy based on your needs with maximum of 10 pcs per order.

Step 3: Prepare to be amazed

Switching to reusables has so many benefits from your wallet to the planet. We are out here happy dancing hoping you fall in love - and if you aren't 100% email delight@lilhelper.ca - we are always here to help!

Have your doubts about reusable pads?


Dip a toe in before you dive in head first.


We get it. Reusable pads are a big change. And despite our seemingly light and fluffy demeanor, we too can be prone to our moments of jaded skepticism. So whether it is Lil Helper or cloth pads in general that are causing your side-eye, you may want to test run the idea before buying a whole stash. We strongly encourage you give our TRIAL KIT a try if you are brand new to the world of reusable pads. Once you're in love, you can come back to the Needs Program later.

 

Okay, but why make the switch?


From comfort to sustainability, cloth has compelling benefits.

Whether you are looking to save money, the environment, or some discomfort in your nethers, cloth may be the magical option for you. Cloth pads are a great way to reduce your single-use plastic, save yourself a boatload of money, and may even make your periods less awful (yes, really). But they aren’t for everyone. Check out a full rundown on the Pros and Cons of Cloth Pads for more info on making the switch.

 

FAQ

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Full FAQ Page

Newbie Guide
Our Needs Program was created to make our products more accessible to folks with a limited budget.


Based on an honor system of need and self-identification, folks can purchase selected items at a considerable discount.

The Needs program exists to provide folks with high quality solutions that they truly need from Lil Helper but cannot otherwise afford.

Kind Capitalism is one of Lil Helper’s core principles, where we operate as a for-profit business but where profit is not our only motive to show up for work. At our core, we want to provide solutions to people based on their needs.

We hope to make it easier for folks to switch to reusable products when we can by helping with the upfront costs in this way.

Needs program acts as a subsidy program and will replace our Baby Do Better Program so that we can offer all our needs based products at a subsidized rate for folks who need them.

The Needs Program is stocked with qualifying items that we can reasonably offer either by ordering in bulk or by stocking prints that we have a surplus of. We are a for-profit business but profit is not our sole motivation.


When folks support our company by buying full priced items, it allows us to offer some products at a discounted rate for those who truly need the help.

We know the Lil Helper family is incredibly generous and supportive. At this time, we have not found a way to allow other folks to support our work directly in the Need’s Program. We are going to continue investigating this option!
Currently, we are in the beginning trial stage of our Needs Program, and only offering our HyPs menstrual pads. We hope to be able to expand this program in the future.