Cultural differences within society increase non-homeless citizens' lack of concern or urgency to assist the homeless. Those from a major society tend to have difficulty connecting with disadvantaged individuals such as disabled war veterans or individuals within declining urban communities, which struggle to provide those citizens with adequate education, jobs, and government assistance. In Ralph da Costa Nunez's article on the Huffington Post, he discusses how minorities have a higher rate of homelessness. He states, “In 2010, nearly a quarter (23.3%) of black families lived in poverty three times the rate of white families (7.1)” (Nunez 1). Nunez explains that minorities, especially blacks, face homelessness more due to residential segregation that isolates minorities in poor areas and fewer educational opportunities in poor urban communities, making it very difficult for blacks to get jobs (Nunez 1). Veterans also face similar challenges to minorities in finding jobs and health care after returning