The following excerpts are from a recent article published in HispanicBusiness.com by writer Jeremy Nisen regarding The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Youth and Community Center and its participation in the Nike corporation's one-of-a-kind recycling program.

Throughout Los Angeles, underserved Hispanic communities are being improved through a fantastic combination of recycling technology and sports. People can donate any brand of old athletic shoes at many locations, including Nike stores, other retail outlets, gyms, and schools. These shoes are then pulverized and different parts of the shoes end up as substance called “Nike Grind.” This recycled material accounts for up to 20 percent of the playground, basketball, tennis, and other sports surfaces that Nike, with partners, is donating to needy neighborhoods.