Ethiopia is one of the countries in which a number of service providers as well as childrenrnwith intellectual disabilities exist. However, the issue of social and economic challenges of servicernproviders to children with intellectual disabilities remains less researched. Therefore, the presentrnstudy has examined how the service providers to children with intellectual disabilities wererninfluenced economically and socially while giving and receiving special needs services. Qualitativernresearch method was used along with tools, such as interview, FGD, observation and documentrnreview to collect the relevant information. Thematic framework was used to analyze the study. Itrnwas conducted in Mekane Eyesus Center for Mentally Challenged Children, in the region of AddisrnAbaba, in the sub-city of Nifas Silk Lafto, wereda2, with a total of nineteen research participants;rnand purposive sampling technique was used. The research participants were composed of servicernproviders (social workers, teachers, physiotherapists, and who were working in the Center), andrnkey informants who had a direct experience about the center service providers to children withrnintellectual disabilities. In this study, the Key informant was the center executive director. Finally,rnthe study recommended the need for salary increment, respecting and supporting the work onrnchildren with intellectual disability, strengthening social interaction, and coping strategies , shouldrnalso be enhancedrnKey words: children with intellectual disabilities, service providers, social and economicrnchallenges.