Background
Powlison, Charles Ford was born on January 26, 1865 in Pluckemin, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph S. and Sarah (Van Arsdale) Powlison.
Powlison, Charles Ford was born on January 26, 1865 in Pluckemin, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph S. and Sarah (Van Arsdale) Powlison.
Graduate International Young Men's Christian Association College, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1889.
Was secretary to the Northwest Branch Young Men's Christian Association, Philadelphia, 1889-1892. Instructor at International Young Men's Christian Association College, 1893-1896. Secretary Young Men's Christian Association, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1896-1899.
Director religious work, West Side Young Men's Christian Association, New York, 1899-1909.
An organizer and general secretary, New York Child Welfare Committee, 1909-1912. An organizer and general secretary, National Child Welfare Association since 1912.
An originator and organize first child welfare exhibit, held New York, 1911.
Member American Sociological Society, National Conference Social Work, Religious Education Association, National Kindergarten Association (director), American Patriotic League (general advisory board).
Married Harriet A. West, May 1, 1894 (died 1912). Married second, Elise Oliphant Stearns, August 25, 1920 (died January 4, 1930). Children: Arthur K., Mildred.