SWIRCA & More was designated as an Area Agency on Aging in July, 1974, to  serve Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties, now known as Area 16. Area agencies are designated by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration as focal points responsible for planning and coordinating a system of services for Older Hoosiers and the disabled of all ages in each of the sixteen regions of Indiana.