Predictions were that by 2014 the trend would be for more migrants to be coming in than leaving, she said.
"There would appear to be more demands on migrant services," she said.
She had been actively looking for alternative funding and was reassessing the programmes the group delivered.
Western Bay/Tauranga Settlement Support co-ordinator Carol Andersen said she expected migrant support to change soon but said it would always exist in some form.
Settlement Support, which was funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, was not facing major funding changes this year but expected it would in future.
The organisation had recently begun to put more emphasis on working to support employers of migrants , she said.
Inderjit Chadda is a recent migrant to Tauranga who was helped into the community by the multicultural council.
"I didn't know a soul when I moved to Tauranga, through the council I met new people of different nationalities."