Through visiting all of the social work institutions which are on-going in Changsha, the structured interview of the person in charge of the institutions and the questionnaire survey on the social workers of the front lines, we found that: they rely on the community to carry out activities, which has improved the community image of the residents;in the community where exists the social work organization, the recognition degree in the residents are relatively high;most of the social workers of the front line are more keen on their present occupation and optimistic about the prospects for the in...