Scott Berkowitz is the current president and founder of the Rainn Corporation. Rainn Corporation is dedicated to ending and handling sexual violence and harassment among all groups and raves. Since its inception in 1994, Rainn has provided continuous support and assistance to over 4 million victims and survivors. Victims and their relatives can get assistance at any time of the day through the Rainn-operated sexual assault hotline number 800.656. The main objective was to run a telephone line to help those affected by these issues. Learn more
Additionally, an online hotline chat room is fully secure and fully anonymous to the users. Over the years, as the head of Rainn, Scott Berkowitz has put efforts to amend existing laws and pass new laws to help fight sexual assault and give justice to rape victims.
Under his strong leadership and guidance, Rainn has scaled up tremendously and operates over 40 hotlines. Many hotlines are available for survivors of sexual assault worldwide. The idea of starting this organization came from a friend who worked at a local service provider, and he gained ambition and zeal for what he could offer to people.
After a couple of years, Rainn wanted to put numbers out there, and what better way it was than working hand in hand with organizations, companies, and schools? All these interactions with different clients and individuals helped train them in preventing and responding to sexual harassment cases and misconduct.
Scott has realized significant changes have been achieved in his organization’s educational efforts. The media has helped amplify the voices and shed light on the victims. The organization is continuing to evolve to meet the changing mentality of youths and try to connect with them. He feels very optimistic about the future and hopeful that these efforts will contribute to a higher reporting rate and better law enforcement response.