Wituk recalled having to get
in contact with groups for updated
information and asking questions
like what their challenges were,
how long they had been a group
and how they develop leadership.
Self-Help used these answers to
gather and analyze data and do
workshops for support groups
based upon what issues they were
having within their group so that
they were encouraged and supported.
Wituk said the most memorable events and initiatives he
has worked with included Mental
Health Consumers and Consumerrun Organizations (CROs), which
started providing nonprofit assisted CRO nonprofit groups with
people and with mental health.
Wituk said Kansas Health, precursor to the Kansas Leadership Center, was also memorable because
it was something needed to better
the health in Kan. CCSR has had
many major grants and big public initiatives within the past few
years, such as Compassion Kan.,
a six-year grant for small nonprofit organizations, and the Public
Health Initiative, which began in
2012.
According to Wituk, moving
CCSR from Jabara Hall to the old
Better Book Room on North Main
allowed for more visibility and accessibility to the community.
“It helped people know
where to come for trainings,”
Wituk said. “Sometimes we could
walk right down the street.”
With CCSR’s ever expanding
set of projects and opportunities,
Wituk said there is newness to the
work he does that has kept him
around for 20 years.
“[CCSR] continues to keep
a foundation set of services and
expand on it,” Wituk said.
CCSR currently has five
service areas and Wituk wants to
expand those areas in the upcoming years to better serve the
needs of the community. In the
past couple years Wituk has seen
a growth of current staff, who
continue to deliver excellent work
and are excited about it. As executive director, Wituk would like
more student involvement at CCSR
across disciplines of study to make
CCSR a model for applied learning.