Being handicapped and homeless in Nebraska is a growing problem.Video: Handicap, homelessness a growing problem in Nebraska"I haven't checked this area out yet," Vincent Litwinowicz, 45, said. "I don't think I would stay here. It doesn't fit."Litwinowicz searched downtown Lincoln Wednesday night for a place that wasn't too vulnerable."A place where I won't get him rolled by some thugs," Litwinowicz said.The former graduate student suffers from multiple sclerosis and is bipolar, which forced him out of school and a job several years ago and on disability. He said he had to move out of his subsidized apartment two weeks ago."They allowed me to leave with my housing voucher," Litwinowicz said.That allowed him to get help for alternative housing, if he can find it."It could be a few months," Litwinowicz said. "It could be tomorrow. It could be a year."He isn't alone."There's just not a place for them to go," Denise Packard said.Packard works for Centerpointe, which helps find housing for people with mental disabilities and chemical dependency. They get at least 20 new people coming to their doors each week."To also find a place that's also handicapped accessible is extremely hard," Packard said.The problem is a shortage of low-income housing in general. Lincoln Housing Authority currently has 5,000 individuals on a waiting list just to get a voucher."I think the disability issue really needs to be addressed," Jerry Owen said.Lincoln's People's City Mission tries to help folks like Litwinowicz, but it's not an assisted living facility."We're not equipped to do that nor do we have the staff or training to do that," Owen said.The mission has offered to do what it can for Litwinowicz. In the meantime, he will no longer impose on friends to stay at their homes, choosing to roam the streets, charging his electric wheelchair where he can. He's hoping his plight will shed light on a growing problem."Who knows how many people have fallen into this position?" Litwinowicz  said.