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SI Version 2 – What is a Household?

August 30, 2024 6:50 AM | Bill Magargal (Administrator)

  • Screen shot of Servas Householdby Bill Magargal

    The most significant change between Servas Online version 1 and 2 is that all members are now associated with at least one "household"... usually their main residence. Frequently other people live in a household, spouses, partners, children, friends, other relatives, etc., each of whom may or may not be a Servas member. Anyone in a household who is a member is automatically "linked" to all other members in that household.

    However, members may have multiple households, i.e., a summer home and winter home, city home and country home, or vacation home, etc. Any or all of these homes may or may not be a hosting location, but in either case, they are a physical location that the system can identify by GPS coordinates.  

    Version 2 does the following: 

  1. Eliminates Doubling of Hosts: Previously in version 1, multiple members in a household appeared as multiple hosts. For example, my wife, Marie Spodek, and I have different last names and were previously each listed as a host. In version 2, our home in Philadelphia is listed with two members, i.e. Marie and me.
  2. Enables Accurate Map Searches for Hosts: When traveling in another country, travelers may not know the names of small towns in a region where they plan to travel. This is further complicated by unfamiliar address formats, districts, postal codes, etc. For example, travelers may know that they want to visit Mont St. Michelle at some point, but they don't know what towns and villages are near there. Version 2 enables the member to zoom in and out on the map view of the general area, in order to locate hosts that are on the way or close to their desired location.
  3. Identifies Housemates: When you search for and find a host, you will also see the names, ages, interests, etc. of other members in the hosting location.

  • How to edit your Household 

  1. Login to Servas.Org. If you have not logged in previously, follow the steps in the July 2024 issue of Open Doors Confirm Your Profile to set your login password. You can reuse whatever password you have used in the past provided that it meets the current security length and strength requirements.screen shot of the Servas Online Dashboard
  2. Upon logging in, the system will open your "Dashboard" page. Click on "Edit Profile" (circled in red in the graphic above). This will display your Profile Confirmation page.Screen shot showing edit profile page
  3. On the left side of the confirmation page, you will see a list of items you can edit. Click on the "Household" option (circled in red above) to open the household window below.Screen shot showing the household window
  4. Click on the red, "Edit Household" button shown in the lower left of the window. This will open the household editing window shown below.screenshot showing the edit household window
  • The household edit window allows you to edit the following fields:
    • Title: The default title is the names of the household members. You can change this to whatever you want, such as Winter Home, Beach House, etc. This is especially useful for those who have more than one hosting location.
    • Picture: You can add one photo to each location. To do so, click the "Choose File" button (circled in red above) to select a photo from your phone or computer.
    • Servas Group: You cannot change your country, but if one of your locations is in a different state, you can change that.
    • About: This field is used to describe your hosting location. It might include a description of the area, sleeping accommodations, directions for getting there, etc.
    • Save: Be sure to click the green Save button to save your changes.


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