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Community Organization is one of the primary methods of social work. It deals withintervention in the communities to solve the community problems. As a method ofsocial work community organization can solve the problems of many people in thecommunity through their collective involvement. Community organization andcommunity development are inter-related as two sides of the same coin. Thecommunity organization includes other methods of social work, that is, group work,and casework. The power structure plays a role in the community organization. Thesocial workers need to know the community power structure to practice communityorganization method. Community organization method is used for empowering peoplefor their development. Providing a solid review of the entire scope of contemporarymezzo and macro social work practice, this text is both an indispensable educational textfor students and a valuable working resource for practitioners who work with groups,communities, and organizations of all sizes.