BRADENTON, Fla. — What was once a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is now serving the community in a new way.

What You Need To Know • "Under One Roof Gateway South" will house 40 women and help them overcome addiction, homelessness, and trauma • The public got its first look at the facility on Wednesday • Funding for Under One Roof Gateway South came in part from opioid settlement money and HUD’s HOME-ARP program; County officials said women will begin to stay in the facility sometime this month

The facility is now a women’s only shelter called “Under One Roof Gateway South.”

From an emotional grand opening, to the public’s first view on Wednesday, Sarah Carter knows that all the hard work to open this women’s shelter was worth it.

“This is the Gateway South dorm. So this is the d

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