Rob Paxton, left, a coordinator for Safe Haven, a program run by Volunteers for America and Khirya Said [cq], right, and Zahra Abdalla [cq], center, with the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center talk together about working together in the basement thrift store at the First Christian Church before the two faith groups hold a New Years Eve lunch for the needy, Falls Church, Va., Tuesday, December 31, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)