Conference attendees break for lunch during the 2023 Faith at Work conference on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Washington, D.C. RNS Photo by Adelle M. Banks ...

In fact, Bright hopes that working moms who attend the conference will befriend each other. “My community and my village are my mom friends,” she said.

At the conference, the first ever L.A. Changemaker award was given to Sharis Davoodi, of Glendale Community College, for her work in career services and education, organizers said.