Videos

West40 walks alongside students so they can succeed in the classroom and beyond. Recent graduate Melany, who participated in the West40 employability program, describes how working and being trained in an IT position has impacted her life. West40.org

The 2025 Illinois School Safety Conference was held on October 1st in Niles. Keynote speakers and guest panelists shared their stories so those in attendance could hear insight and solutions to making learning environments safe for everyone. West40 and its partner hosts would like to thank each of the people featured in this video for taking the time to be interviewed.

West40 walks with Chicago Public Schools in its mission to support students and staff through continuous school improvement. CPS principal Dr. Larue Fitch explains the journey so far and what it means to have a thought partner along the way.

Four Ridgewood High School (Norridge, IL) juniors experienced the unthinkable in the summer of 2025 when a member of their group suffered a cardiac arrest during a run. Using life-saving skills they learned at school, the boys performed CPR on their friend until paramedics arrived. Months later, the friends shared their story with West40. WEST40.ORG

As an intermediate service center, West40 provides three core services to our district partners. These include student programs, professional learning opportunities, and health/life safety support. Mannheim District 83 utilizes all three of West40's core services. In this video, hear from District 83 principals as they explain how partnering with West40 supports students and staff. West40.org

This is a TEST live stream.

The West40 STAT (School Safety & Threat Assessment) Team conducts training exercises with school districts and first responders to test functional roles expected in real-time events. In this video example recorded in August 2025, West40 coordinated a mock crisis scenario at a south suburban school and reviewed the reactions of district staff, police, and first responders.

Offering hope to foster children in a residential setting. That's West40's goal for the former St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois. While we continue to transform St. Joseph into a state-of-the-art residential program for youth-in-care, we are exploring funding opportunities to complete renovations. Learn how you can help: https://www.west40.org/st-joes

West40 is excited to support the LG Celtics by providing the soccer club access to the St. Joseph athletic fields. The soccer club has spent much of the summer of 2025 improving and maintaining the fields and it held a grand opening at St. Joseph on August 12th.