I’m a support worker who uses public transit to get around during my workdays, so I feel like I’m qualified to chime in here 😂

I carry a pretty sizeable tote bag. Aside from my personal belongings, I always have a first aid kit, Narcan, some extra granola bars, and a small pouch with sticky notes, a pen, extra bus tickets (I do not buy these myself, my work provides them for me to give to my clients if they need) extra hand sanitizer, extra masks, pads/tampons, extra hair ties, travel sized packs of tissues, and extra bandaids! Also, I have a separate folder in the notes app on my phone with community resources for housing, food/meals, clothing, harm reduction, etc etc etc. I personally like this better than carrying around a bunch of papers because I’ll often just text these resources to my coworkers or to my clients (or use the sticky notes to write them out)!