The TIPLR Team
The success of Trauma-Informed Peer-Led Reentry is based on the real-world experience of the TIPLR Leadership and Navigators, the ability to create that fundamental trust.
Leadership
James 'JaMo' Thomas
Director of Peer-Led Reentry
James ‘JaMo’ Thomas is Nation Outside’s Director of Peer-Led Reentry for the TIPLR Program. JaMo has been a part of Nation Outside since its early grassroots days as Detroit Regional Coordinator and has ample years of experience in the nonprofit sector. He has fed about 600 families throughout Detroit and Inkster, Michigan by way of his nonprofit Rising Sun Ink. JaMo is part of the Inkster Housing Commission and holds a seat as a Commissioner. He also campaigns to end life without parole for youth, end homelessness and poverty, and he is committed to helping youth and system-impacted citizens transition back into our community.