More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Merger results in Family Promise of the Coastal Empire SAVANNAH — Family Promise’s three area affiliates — in Savannah, Bryan and Effingham counties — have undergone some significant structural changes. The last details are being finalized but, for all intents and purposes, Family Promise’s three area affiliates have merged, and the new organization is now known as Family Promise of the Coastal Empire. Before making the decision in 2019 to go ahead with the merger, the three boards discussed the potential benefits for months. They arrived at the conclusion they could better serve homeless and at-risk families throughout the region by joining forces and even making future plans to continue the expansion, eventually moving into Liberty County.