Susan Samueli, a long-time Orange County philanthropist, was referencing human trafficking, the practice of forcing people into sexual or manual labor for the financial benefit of others. In recent years this ancient social scourge has been kicked into hyper-drive by factors as modern as high-speed Internet and the pandemic to a rising sense of economic desperation. Essentially, Samueli says they want people to know that even though trafficking is a complex and entrenched problem, it can be vanquished if we care enough to do so.Somehow, we have to make the public become more aware of what trafficking really is,” Samueli said.“Awareness, in this case, really could be a powerful factor.”“During COVID, vulnerability was amplified and online recruiting grew exponentially,”