It has been fully reliant on donations to operate, and the States are now having to consider what support can be offered to the hundreds who benefit from those services.
“Officers at HSC are working closely with Autism Guernsey to explore what can be done to mitigate the impact on children, adults and families from the loss of this funding,” the committee said.
“This work will continue over the next few weeks in partnership with Autism Guernsey.
“While always disappointing when it’s not possible for charity funding to continue, we are grateful to Children in Need for the support it has provided the Bailiwick via Autism Guernsey over the last eight years.”
Pictured: A private fundraiser was created last week.
Staff and volunteers at the charity currently support 131 children per year, as well as 260 parents and carers.
“Failure to secure this annual grant will have a huge negative impact on the charity and our ability to continue helping those who currently rely upon us,” Services Manager Julia Watts said.
Autism Guernsey always warned that it could not “meet the needs of everyone in Guernsey with autism”, but now the charity is “devastated” about the impending impact of withdrawing the services it does offer and the lack of support that will be available to the people it has previously helped.
“A significant impact of withdrawing these services will be the personal effect it will have on autistic children remaining in isolation, as they will lose social connections resulting in poor mental health and wellbeing,” said the charity.
A JustGiving page was launched last week to raise vital funds for the service, with £900 raised by 27 supporters at the time of writing.